UAE calls on Libyan parties to commit to political process

The statement expressed the UAE’s support for a political solution based on the Berlin conference. (File/AFP)
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Updated 30 April 2020
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UAE calls on Libyan parties to commit to political process

  • UAE rejects Turkish interference in Libya
  • The country supports the political solution based on the Berlin conference

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates called on Thursday on all Libyan parties to commit to the UN-supervised political process to end the war, while at the same time saluting the eastern Libya based-army led by general Khalifa Haftar.
The UAE “commends the Libyan National Army for conducting anti-terror operations,” a statement by the Emirati Foreign Ministry said, expressing “its categorical rejection of the Turkish military intervention” in support of the rival, Tripoli-based Government of National Accord.
The statement expressed the UAE’s support for a political solution based on the Berlin conference, calling on “all parties to commit to the political process under the supervision of the United Nations.”


China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

Updated 13 December 2025
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China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

  • Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday, pledging deeper cooperation in investment, oil and gas, and infrastructure with the Gulf country, China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, the ministry said.
“China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with the UAE, consolidate political mutual trust and elevate bilateral relations,” Wang said. (Reporting by Ethan Wang and Liz Lee; Editing by William Mallard)