Ministry News

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with President Santiago Peña of the Republic of Paraguay on the sidelines of his participation in the World Governments Summit.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met with members of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit.

The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that targeted Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger, which resulted in the injury of a number of military personnel.

Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State, met with Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit (WGS), held in Dubai.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit (WGS).

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of his participation in the World Governments Summit.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Barham Salih, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit (WGS) currently held in Dubai.

The United Arab Emirates has announced the success of mediation efforts resulting in a new exchange of captives between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine. The exchange involved 314 captives- 157 from each side- bringing the total number exchanged through UAE-mediated efforts to 4,955.

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Hellenic Republic following a maritime accident off the coast of the island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today received a number of senior officials participating in the World Governments Summit being held in Dubai.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today received Timčo Mucunski, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today received Milojko Spajić, Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today received Dr. Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today received Rashid Meredov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkmenistan, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai.

The second round of trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States began today in Abu Dhabi, as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts to advance the political process toward resolving the crisis.

The United Arab Emirates participated in the U.S. Donors’ Conference for Sudan, with Her Excellency Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State, leading the UAE delegation.

On Monday 2nd February 2026, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, met His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in Abu Dhabi to advance the strong bilateral relations between their two countries.