UAE condemns foreign interventions in internal affairs, says Reem Al Hashemy
12 Feb 2021 Bahrain s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani (L), Reem Al Hashemy and Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides (R) speak in Athens on Thursday. AFP
Reem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, said that the UAE condemns foreign interventions by sates in the internal affairs of another state, re-affirming the importance of respecting the rule of law and adhering to international conventions.
Al Hashemy made the statement while participating in the Philia Forum 2021 held in the Greek capital, Athens, to discuss regional developments with special emphasis on the security and stability of the Eastern Mediterranean and Arab regions, in the presence of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, and France.
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