Sign in
Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments in an interview last week that suggested that Gulf countries — including the UAE and Saudi Arabia — could be involved in aiding a future Gazan government. “The UAE stresses that the Israeli prime minister does not have any legal capacity to take this step, and the UAE refuses to be drawn into any plan aimed at providing cover for Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip,” he said in an X post on Saturday.
The Foreign Ministry also condemned Israeli settler attacks on a Jordanian aid convoy and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East headquarters in Jerusalem in a statement on Friday, calling for an urgent investigation and penalty for those responsible. In its message, the ministry also renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and stressed the importance of providing humanitarian relief in the Strip.
AND- The ministry welcomed the United Nations General Assembly vote to grant Palestine full membership in the council in a statement on Saturday. The vote — which saw a majority of hands in favor — calls on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s application for membership.
OTHER DIPLOMACY NEWS-
- Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated his new Serbian counterpart Marko Đurić for his appointment as minister, and discussed avenues for development and cooperation. (Wam)
- Omar Shehadeh, a Special Envoy of the UAE Foreign Affairs Minister, held discussions in Trinidad and Tobago with Prime Minister Keith Rowley to boost bilateral relations in various sectors. (Statement)
