UAE Foreign Minister: the Convention on Iraq debt relief exp

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UAE Foreign Minister: the Convention on Iraq debt relief expected soon
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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the UAE on the depth and strength of relations between the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Iraq in various fields, especially in the commercial field.

He said in a joint news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari after the conclusion of the meeting of the Joint Committee in Abu Dhabi on Monday that “the trade continues to grow as it surpassed last year, according to preliminary indications 5.4 billion dollars despite the global economic crisis” .. noting that today’s meeting discuss various issues of importance was agreed that a clear mechanism to activate the work of the UAE-Iraqi.

He highlighted the UAE’s political decision taken by the UAE to cancel Iraq’s debt, worth 8.5 billion dollars .. noting that he will soon sign an agreement between the two countries to develop a legal mechanism to cancel these debts.

He said that the relationship between the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States and Iraq .. reasonable, expressing hope that this relationship up to levels which is best Maihtaj more work and effort and there are efforts from both sides to strengthen this relationship.

And on holding the Arab Summit next in Iraq, said there is a decision by the Arab leaders to hold the summit in Baghdad .. noting that under these circumstances the Arab should make sure the Arabs that we keep to the summit itself, and preserve Iraq’s right to host the Arab summit on the land.

In response to a question about the warnings of Iran to the Gulf states to compensate for the lack of supply of oil .. said Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, “emphasize the importance of diplomatic dialogue to resolve the issues and not to resort to the media escalation of politicians and the military because it does not serve the stability of oil markets and the international economic situation does not allow for more tension. “

He said the situation in the region is troubling and there is a crisis He highlighted that there are serious attempts and sustained by Iraq to send clear messages to the leadership in Iran about the importance of the Strait of Hormuz to all .. saying that any talk about safe corridors have an impact on all GCC countries, Iraq and Iran.

The minister said the UAE “It is not in the interest of one to allow this crisis to continue” .. pointing out that everyone will make efforts to defuse the crisis.

He said he discussed the Syrian situation with Iraqi Foreign Minister .. that it is important to discuss the Arab ministerial meeting next to be held on 22 this month, the Syrian situation clearly and evaluate the work of the observers and listening to the report of the Committee and the report of the Secretary-General .. He referred in this regard to that the Committee for Arab observers in Syria has 12 Emirati .. He said, “There is no intention to increase or withdraw the observers”.

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