During a joint press conference with Sergey Lavrov

Abdullah bin Zayed: The UAE and Russia have comprehensive strategic relations

The talks dealt with the current situation in the Middle East and North Africa.

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His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, affirmed that the UAE and the Russian Federation are linked by comprehensive strategic relations.

He stressed the joint work between the two friendly countries in order to make our region not only safe, but also prosperous and modern.

This came during the joint press conference held by His Highness with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, within the framework of his official visit to Russia.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said: "My friend Sergey Lavrov ... is grateful for my presence with you, for your words of compliment towards my country ... and we in the Emirates are proud that we have these comprehensive strategic relations with the Russian Federation."

His Highness added that “during the (Covid-19) period, it became clear to us in a complete and comprehensive manner that the relationship between the Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates will take great steps forward in the coming years.”

His Highness expressed his deep pride in the wonderful efforts made by the work teams and the embassies of the two countries in Moscow and Abu Dhabi during the period of "Covid-19", and the last steps that the Russian Foreign Minister spoke about was that the third phase of clinical trials of the Russian vaccine had begun in the UAE.

His Highness said: “Next year we will be hosting (Expo 2020) in Dubai, which has been postponed from 2020 to 2021, and I am sure that the presence of the Russian Federation will be an interesting and wonderful presence .. We look forward to this exhibition being the first important global gathering after leaving The case of (Covid 19) ».

His Highness added: "We believe that it will be an important opportunity for the international community to show its link, cooperation and achievement within a very short and historic period in obtaining this large number of vaccines, and we look forward to the world being more efficient and able to face these challenges."

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in response to a number of questions posed by representatives of the Russian media, and focused on strengthening security in the Arab Gulf region, Libya, the Palestinian issue, and the Gulf crisis: “We certainly welcome the Russian initiatives to calm in the region, and what matters to us. In our region, it is "modernization" ... how can we work together for modern, developed and prosperous developing countries. "

His Highness added that «there are many opportunities for development and improvement of conditions surrounding a region that has witnessed many challenges .. We need to move away from trying to make the region crowded with weapons of mass destruction, such as ballistic missiles, and ambitions to develop nuclear weapons, and calling for the return of colonial ideas in the region, hegemony and extremism. We have talked for a long time as countries about the concept of terrorism, but we have to search for the concept of hatred, incitement and extremism in the region and the world, and this is an urgent issue to address.

His Highness added: “We are working with our Russian friends in order to make the region not only safe, but prosperous and modern.” He stressed that “Russia is a partner and friend country, and we cooperate with it on various issues and various concerns, and I mentioned a short while ago the need to work not only to confront terrorism, but also. Confronting extremism and hatred ».

Turning to the Libyan issue, His Highness said: "Libya is facing a major challenge after the collapse of the regime in it, and after two elections, the kidnapping of weapons and extremist groups, and the domination of the political situation."

His Highness affirmed that "Libya remains an important Arab country ... a country that we hope with Russia to be stable soon."

He said, "We participated with Russia in the Berlin summit on Libya, and we supported the political track. We will work with our colleagues from the Berlin meeting, and our friends around the world, and the Arab League, to ensure the stability of the situation in Libya as soon as possible."

On the Palestinian issue, His Highness said that coordination with the Russian Federation and the Arab countries on the Palestinian issue will remain extremely important, and we hope that we can work together to revive the peace process between the Israeli and Palestinian sides, but just as this needs to be pushed by the parties, it also needs to be made clear to the parties. What is the horizon for this solution.

His Highness added: "For many years there was no horizon, and here I must point out that the Russian Federation had a positive and constructive position to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and I hope we can work with Russia, the International Quartet, and the Arab League, to highlight that there is hope in the region for peace." .

His Highness said: “We in the Emirates welcome the efforts and role of the sisterly State of Kuwait, and there is no doubt that restoring Arab solidarity is important in these circumstances, and we always believe that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt are two basic pillars of this solidarity.”

His Highness added: "If states that support and sponsor terrorism and extremism remain in the region, there will be a problem, but these challenges and addressing them will always remain important when we address them from their roots."

His Highness added: “We see that today there are countries in the region heading towards urbanization, and there are countries heading towards the opposite of urbanization. Not only do we have to succeed in countries that are heading towards civilization, modernization and civilization, but we also have to encourage countries heading in the opposite direction to take this approach.”

For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during his speech: "We had fruitful discussions with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, regarding bilateral relations and the regional and international agenda."

He added: “The leaders of both countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, set during the 2018 talks the strategic approach to the partnership between the two countries, and this was confirmed during the state visit of the President. The Russian Federation to the United Arab Emirates, during which it was stressed the need to develop these relations based on this approach.

He pointed out that there is continuous growth in the economic relations between the two countries, and the volume of trade exchange witnessed a growth of 60% within nine months, and that the joint committee between the two countries is working successfully, and there is continuous development in bilateral relations in many fields.

He continued, "During our discussions, we touched on the current situation in the Middle East and North Africa region, and there is convergence in viewpoints, and we discussed the situations in Syria, Libya and Yemen, the latest developments between Israel and Palestine, and security affairs in the Arab Gulf region."

Abdullah bin Zayed:

• “We are working with our Russian friends to make the region not only safe, but also prosperous and modern.”

Sergey Lavrov:

• «The joint committee between the two countries is working successfully, and there is continuous development in bilateral relations.

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