UAE FM: Gulf countries should be included in any deal on Iran’s nuclear program
UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin
Zayed Al Nahyan called for de-escalation of tensions in the region, Gulf News
reported.
"Gulf countries should be included in any new
deal on Iran’s nuclear program in order to ensure its success," the UAE
foreign minister said in a press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei
Lavrov in Moscow.
“Expanding international cooperation to protect
ships in waterways was discussed,” the UAE official said.
He added that the UAE is interested in keeping sea
routes open.
“We discussed with Russian officials recent attacks
in the Gulf of Oman. These attacks are subversive operations,” he said.
On Yemen’s conflict, he said there are continued UAE
efforts backing the UN peace envoy for re-establishing in the country. “We will
work with the UN to reach a political solution in Yemen.”
