ABU DHABI: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, David Lammy MP, who conducted his first official visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, 5th September.

The Foreign Secretary and His Highness discussed the UK-UAE relationship, and how to build on deep historic ties to develop a forward-looking partnership, including strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties, cooperation on clean energy and artificial intelligence, and close coordination on regional security and humanitarian issues.

The Ministers discussed the wider regional situation and agreed on the importance of de-escalation. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah and the Foreign Secretary looked forward to staying in close contact.

Source: Emirates News Agency