Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Biden discuss strategic relations and regional issues in Washington
research UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan And his American counterpart, Joe Biden, the strategic relations between the UAE and the United States and joint work to strengthen these relations in various fields to achieve their common interests, in addition to regional and international issues of common interest.
This came during Biden’s reception at the White House Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and the accompanying delegation, as part of his official visit to the United States, where the US President welcomed the UAE President, stressing the importance of the visit in strengthening strategic cooperation relations between the two countries at all levels.
I was pleased to meet with His Excellency Joe Biden today in Washington. We discussed the solid strategic relations between the UAE and the United States, and joint work to strengthen and expand them, especially in the economy, trade, energy, investment, technology, artificial intelligence, space, climate and other fields that embody… pic.twitter.com/t3IRtYEhUG
— Mohammed bin Zayed (@MohamedBinZayed) September 23, 2024
The two sides discussed a number of regional and international issues of common interest, focusing on developments in the Middle East, most notably the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and the efforts being made towards a ceasefire in the Strip, which would allow the flow of sufficient humanitarian aid without obstacles and contain the escalation in the region that threatens its security and stability.
In this context, Bin Zayed praised President Joe Biden’s initiative and the joint mediation efforts undertaken by the United States, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Qatar to reach an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of prisoners and detainees from both the Palestinian and Israeli sides, stressing the importance of continuing these efforts as a first step on the road to resuming the political process to achieve comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on the “two-state solution”, which guarantees security and stability for all peoples of the region.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed that the UAE and the United States of America are bound by strong friendship and strategic alliance relations based on solid foundations of mutual trust, respect and common interests, in addition to being based on a long history of cooperation in various political, economic and other fields.
He also stressed the keenness The UAE To continue strengthening its cooperation with the United States of America in light of their shared visions regarding working for peace, stability and prosperity in the Middle East and the world, and building an effective international position towards common global challenges, based on the UAE’s steadfast approach towards supporting stability, peace and development at the regional and global levels through collective international multilateral action.
During the meeting, the two sides stressed their keenness to continue strengthening strategic cooperation relations between the two countries, in light of the interest their leaderships attach to developing these relations in a way that achieves their common interests.
At the end of their meeting, the two leaders stressed the two countries’ keenness to exert more efforts to contain the crises witnessed by the region, limit the deterioration of the humanitarian situation there, and support the foundations of its security and stability.
The two sides reviewed the prospects of cooperation and the importance of expanding its fields, especially the economic, commercial, investment, technology, artificial intelligence, space sciences, in addition to renewable energy, combating climate change, food security, sustainability solutions, and other aspects that serve the vision of the two countries towards achieving a more advanced and prosperous future for all, within the framework of the historical relations that extend to more than fifty years and the diverse and extended partnership that brings the two countries together.
