PRESS RELEASE : Joint Statement following meeting between UK Foreign Secretary The Rt Hon David Lammy MP and UAE Foreign Minister H.H Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed [September 2024]

The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 7 September 2024.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy and UAE Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed have given a joint statement following a meeting in the UAE.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, who conducted his first official visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday (5 September).

The Foreign Secretary and His Highness discussed the UK-UAE relationship, and how to build on deep historic ties to develop a forward-looking partnership, including strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties, cooperation on clean energy and artificial intelligence, and close coordination on regional security and humanitarian issues. The Ministers discussed the wider regional situation and agreed on the importance of de-escalation. His Highness Sheikh Abdullah and the Foreign Secretary looked forward to staying in close contact.