This photo shows UAE s envoy to Washington Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba. AP
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) envoy to Washington confirmed the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship.
Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, people with knowledge of the matter had told
Reuters.
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba said in a virtual discussion with Stanford University s Hoover Institution on Wednesday that the UAE played a role “in bringing Kashmir escalation down and created a ceasefire, hopefully ultimately leading to restoring diplomats and getting the relationship back to a healthy level”.
UAE played role in bringing down tension between India and Pakistan: Senior Emirati diplomat
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Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 08:49 PM IST
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Synopsis They might not sort of become best friends but at least we want to get it to a level where it s functional, where it s operational, where they are speaking to each other, al-Otaiba said during a virtual discussion with Stanford University s Hoover Institution on Wednesday.
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Al-Otaiba himself brought up the issue while responding to a question, acknowledging his country s role in bringing Kashmir escalation down between the two neighbours.
The United Arab Emirates played a role in bringing down the tension between India and Pakistan and getting their bilateral ties back to a healthy functional relationship , Emirati ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba has said. They might not sort of become best friends but at least we want to get it to a level where it s functional, where it s operational, where they are
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President Joe Biden s negotiators should use leverage gained against Iran by the previous U.S. administration to reach a better nuclear deal with Tehran in talks in Vienna, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to Washington said.
The UAE and Saudi Arabia had supported former President Donald Trump s decision in 2018 to quit the 2015 accord between Iran and world powers and reimpose harsh sanctions on their foe. You (U.S.) are essentially in the driver s seat to get to a point to where we can address what I believe were shortcomings in JCPOA, envoy Yousef Al Otaiba said in a virtual discussion with Stanford University s Hoover Institution on Wednesday, using an acronym for the deal.
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FILE PHOTO: UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
DUBAI (Reuters) - President Joe Biden s negotiators should use leverage gained against Iran by the previous U.S. administration to reach a better nuclear deal with Tehran in talks in Vienna, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to Washington said.
The UAE and Saudi Arabia had supported former President Donald Trump s decision in 2018 to quit the 2015 accord between Iran and world powers and reimpose harsh sanctions on their foe. You (U.S.) are essentially in the driver s seat to get to a point to where we can address what I believe were shortcomings in JCPOA, envoy Yousef Al Otaiba said in a virtual discussion with Stanford University s Hoover Institution on Wednesday, using an acronym for the deal.