The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Armenia H.E. Mohamed AlZaabi and Ms. Ahlam AlSalami, First Secretary to the Embassy, participated in the international conference "Armenia and the transforming Middle East" organized by the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia discussed recent developments in the Middle East and their impact on Armenia, as well as the political and economic causes of terrorism and some countries' steps to combat it.