United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed

You are subscribed to Collected Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed 11/02/2021 04:24 PM EDT Office of the Spokesperson The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the margins of COP26.  The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed developments in Lebanon and Syria.  Secretary Blinken also reiterated the strong U.S. support for the aspirations of the Sudanese people for democracy and underscored the need for the immediate restoration of Sudan's civilian-led transitional government. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister also discussed other important bilateral and regional issues.  The United States is concerned about ensuring well balanced energy markets and calls upon key energy producers, such as the UAE, to further increase production until energy markets and broader economic conditions normalize in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the Secretary thanked the Foreign Minister for the UAE's generous support in hosting and facilitating the safe transit of U.S. citizens, embassy personnel, and foreign nationals from Afghanistan and commended the UAE for the progress made in the past year on the historic opening with Israel. Stay connected with the State Department: External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.    Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520