UAE, UK commit to elevating partnership for the future

UAE, UK commit to elevating partnership for the future

LONDON - H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, led the first UK-UAE Strategic Dialogue in London on Monday, 15 May.

Led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE delegation included Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President; Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State; Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for International Development affairs; Saeed Al Hajeri, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs; Omran Sharaf, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Advanced Science and Technology; Her Excellency Dr. Maha Barakat, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Health; Majid Al Suwaidi, Director-General and Special Representative of COP28; Mansoor Abulhoul, UAE Ambassador to the UK; and Faisal Eissa Lutfi, Assistant Undersecretary for Consular Affairs.

The Strategic Dialogue builds on the visit of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the UK in September 2021, during which both countries’ leaders signed the ‘Partnership for the Future,’ which serves as a roadmap to drive progress in bilateral cooperation