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  • Developing UK relations with the Gulf

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt and colleagues from his Gulf Initiative Ministerial group met Ambassadors from the Gulf Co-operation Council states on Thursday 13 October at the Foreign Office.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Joint Statement – UK Foreign Secretary and UAE Foreign Minister

    We have just completed a two day visit to Helmand and Kabul: a first for the UK and UAE. Our joint visit reinforces our shared commitment to Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Taskforce marks first 12 months and looks forward to forging even closer UK-UAE relations

    UK-UAE Taskforce welcomed the creation of a CEO Forum to strengthen commercial links and encourage the growth of business between the two countries.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statement on situation in Yemen

    Following reports that international diplomats are being held in the UAE Embassy in Sana'a by armed loyalists a Foreign Office spokesperson said:

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary highlights UAE's key role in the Arab world

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and UK Minister for International Development Alan Duncan completed a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, as part of a tour by the Foreign Secretary of five countries in the r…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Taskforce meets to drive forward closer UK-UAE relations

    The UK-UAE Taskforce met for the third time at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on 31 January.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Visit sees strong reaffirmation of UK-UAE ties

    UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and British Foreign Secretary signed a formal declaration reaffirming the 1971 UK-UAE Friendship Treaty.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defence Co-operation

    The Prince Philip and the Crown Prince of Dubai viewed a flyby of UAE and UK fast jets as a part of the UK Royal visit to the UAE.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • University of Cambridge / UAE University Partnership

    University of Cambridge and UAE University MoU officiated today by HE Dominic Jermey and The Duke of York.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • State Visit to UAE by The Queen

    Her Majesty The Queen and The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh will pay a state visit to the UAE on 24-25 November.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Queen's visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

    Her Majesty The Queen visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on 24 November

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • State Visit dates announced for The Queen's visit to UAE and Oman

    Buckingham Palace today announced that The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh's State Visit to the United Arab Emirates and Oman will take place between 24 and 28 November.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Minister visits UAE to strengthen bilateral ties

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa conducted a two-day visit of the UAE between 15 and 16 September

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Communiqué of United Arab Emirates-United Kingdom Taskforce meeting

    The Taskforce agreed a range of areas in which the two countries would look to extend and deepen cooperation over the next twelve months.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • "Deep friendship between the UK and UAE" - PM

    The Prime Minister described the friendship between the United Arab Emirates and UK as deep and based on a "unique, shared history and common interests".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government