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Dubai, April 15
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 speaking to each other,” al-Otaiba said during a virtual discussion with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution on Wednesday.
India and Pakistan in a surprise announcement said on February 25 that they have agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors.
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By Reuters Published: Apr 15, 2021 06:58 PM The United Arab Emirates 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 said.
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.
The United States stands ready to facilitate maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel that will have benefits for the.
“Why do they get to have enrichment that can ultimately lead them to a militarized program, whereas your partners and allies … did a nuclear program without enrichment, without reprocessing?” he said.
The UAE has launched a nuclear power plant and Saudi Arabia also has plans for commercial nuclear power reactors.
Some US lawmakers want the United States to insist that Riyadh agree to a so-called gold standard that restricts enrichment and reprocessing, potential pathways to making fissile material for nuclear weapons. The United States struck such an agreement with the UAE in 2009.
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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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