Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

On April 7, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The foreign ministers held the conversation in the spirit of trust and exchanged views on the continuing unprecedented escalation of the military and political situation in the Persian Gulf. They stressed the urgent need to halt hostilities, which are causing human casualties and inflict significant damage on critical civilian infrastructure, including in countries which are not directly involved in the armed confrontation. The interlocutors reaffirmed their shared commitment to close coordination between Moscow and Abu Dhabi in foreign policy, with the aim of bringing about a peaceful resolution to the Middle East crisis in accordance with international law and with full respect for the legitimate interests of regional states.

The conversation’s agenda also included several priority matters related to advancing the Russian-UAE strategic partnership in the context of fulfilling agreements resulting from the talks at the highest level.

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