The President of the United Arab Emirates has a phone call with the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Lloyd Austin

Abu Dhabi: The President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received a phone call from Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense of the United States. During the call, His Highness and the US Secretary of Defense discussed cooperation between the UAE and the US on defense matters as part of the strategic relations uniting the two countries.

They also addressed serious regional developments and an escalation that threatens to exacerbate violence and instability, undermine security in the Middle East and jeopardize the likelihood of achieving peace. His Highness emphasized the priority of protecting civilian lives in accordance with international humanitarian law and the need to ensure urgent humanitarian corridors to deliver relief and medical assistance to the Gaza Strip, given the deteriorating humanitarian conditions faced by civilians. in Gaza.