Topic: United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates will respect any sanctions imposed by the United Nations on key trading partner Iran, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan said on Saturday. "The Emirates will respect any international sanctions that could be imposed by the UN Security Council on Iran," he said at a news conference with visiting Cyprus Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou ...
Saudi Arabia denied on Friday that its officials had discussed with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates putting pressure on China to back a new round of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear ambitions. An "official source" quoted by the official SPA news agency said reports that Riyadh said it was willing to use its influence to get Beijing to support ...
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that leading Gulf states appeared ready to use their clout to lobby China to support sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program. A day after meeting Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in Riyadh, Gates traveled to the United Arab Emirates to discuss a Western push for new punitive measures against ...
