His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has discussed recent developments in the region and efforts to reach a comprehensive and sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, during a phone call with Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America.
Talks also focused on way to improve the humanitarian response to the urgent needs of civilians.
His Highness reaffirmed the UAE's support for the United States' efforts, in collaboration with key international partners, to achieve a sustainable ceasefire that ensures the protection of all civilians.
He stressed the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip necessitates urgent, coordinated, and sustained efforts to address the immediate needs of civilians and deliver essential humanitarian aid.
Sheikh Abdullah underscored the importance of reducing tensions, countering extremism, and halting escalating violence in the region, highlighting the need for a serious political pathway to resume negotiations aimed at achieving comprehensive peace, grounded in the two-state solution.
He also touched on developments in the situation in Sudan and their humanitarian repercussions.
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