Iraqi, UAE Foreign Ministers Discuss Regional Security and Ties
At a Glance
- Ministers Fuad Hussein and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed reviewed regional security dynamics and bilateral ties.
- Both sides urged diplomatic solutions, emphasizing the need to avoid escalation and settle disputes peacefully.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held an extensive phone consultation to evaluate regional security dynamics and reinforce bilateral ties.
Key Statements and Focus Area
- The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said that Hussein and his UAE counterpart discussed “bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to further develop them and strengthen joint cooperation.”
- The two sides stressed “the need to avoid escalation” and work to address regional problems.
Foreign Minister Hussein received a phone call from Foreign Minister Al Nahyan on Sunday to review the latest regional security developments and the ongoing situation in Yemen.
Hussein and Al Nahyan also addressed Iraqi-Gulf relations, emphasizing the imperative of strengthening cooperation and maintaining their “strong foundations” to support regional security and stability.
Hussein affirmed “Iraq’s keenness to support stability and give priority to dialogue.”
They further underlined the need “to avoid escalation and work to address problems and settle disputes through peaceful means, dialogue, and negotiations, in a manner that enhances security and stability in the region.”
FYI
Diplomatic consultations between Iraqi and UAE foreign ministers followed heightened regional friction involving a drone attack on Saudi Arabia, alongside ongoing volatility in Yemen as clashes took place between Houthi rebels and Yemeni army forces.
Drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline disrupted operations near Riyadh and Medina before intelligence traced the launch origin to Maysan Province in southeastern Iraq.
The event led Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi to dismiss the Maysan provincial police chief and the Operations Commander. Baghdad has emphasized that it is implementing strict internal measures to prevent Iraqi soil from being utilized by armed factions to threaten neighboring Gulf states.
Simultaneously, Houthi forces escalated the conflict in Yemen by capturing the port city of Mocha and Perim Island at the Bab al-Mandeb strait, triggering intense ground clashes and widespread displacement.
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