UAE hosts international dialogue to rally support for regional energy connectivity

UAE hosts international dialogue to rally support for regional energy connectivity

ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has hosted a meeting bringing together four energy officials from the UAE, Bahrain, Israel, and the United States.

The meeting came in support of opportunities to strengthen peace and stability in the region by promoting economic growth in the energy sector and intensifying joint efforts to find solutions to energy challenges.

Moreover, participants discussed practical steps to develop a joint energy strategy that serves the entire region. This meeting followed the signing of the Abraham Accords between the UAE, Bahrain, US, and Israel last September in efforts to shape a more stable, integrated, and prosperous Middle East.

The meeting, which included Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Energy in Bahrain, Dan Brouillette, Secretary of the US Department of Energy, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Energy in Israel (who attended the meeting virtually) and Ehud Adiri, Director-General of the Ministry of Energy in Israel, supported the joint statement on