2024-01-08 10:21:37
Today, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, received His Excellency Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, who is visiting the country.
During the meeting, which took place at the Beach Palace in Abu Dhabi, His Highness discussed with the US Secretary of State the relations of cooperation and joint work between the two countries and ways to enhance them in various fields in order to achieve their mutual interests.
The meeting also touched on a number of regional and international issues of common interest and developments in the Middle East region, especially developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and the serious repercussions of the crisis in the Gaza Strip on peace, stability and security in the entire region.
His Highness the President stressed the necessity of working to establish a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to protect the lives of civilians, and to ensure the provision of permanent and safe mechanisms to deliver humanitarian relief aid to the residents of the Strip without obstruction, and to prevent their displacement.
The two sides stressed the importance of working to avoid the expansion of the conflict in a way that threatens regional peace, as well as creating a clear horizon for comprehensive and lasting peace in the region as it is the way to achieve regional stability.
The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al. Nahyan, His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Presidential Office, His Excellency Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council, His Excellency Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to His Highness the President of the State, and His Excellency Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the United States of America.
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