UAE official calls for 'unambivalent' US security commitment
The UAE needs security partners who can help build defense capabilities as it also works to ease regional tensions, says Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE's president.
By REUTERS
Published: NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A senior United Arab Emirates official called on Monday for "codified and unambivalent" commitments from the United States to its security, adding it had no interest in "choosing sides". The UAE and Saudi Arabia, wary of Iran's nuclear and missile programs, have been strengthening links with China, a major trade partner, and Russia, a fellow member of the OPEC+ oil alliance, while the UAE has also forged ties with Israel.
Both have voiced concerns about Washington's commitment to the region and chafed at restrictions on arms sales from the United States, their main security guarantor. Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE's president, said it needs security partners who can help build defense capabilities as it also works to ease regional tensions, focus on economic growth and collaborate on global challenges.
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The UAE needs security partners who can help build defense capabilities as it also works to ease regional tensions, says Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE's president.
By REUTERS
Published: NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A senior United Arab Emirates official called on Monday for "codified and unambivalent" commitments from the United States to its security, adding it had no interest in "choosing sides". The UAE and Saudi Arabia, wary of Iran's nuclear and missile programs, have been strengthening links with China, a major trade partner, and Russia, a fellow member of the OPEC+ oil alliance, while the UAE has also forged ties with Israel.
Both have voiced concerns about Washington's commitment to the region and chafed at restrictions on arms sales from the United States, their main security guarantor. Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE's president, said it needs security partners who can help build defense capabilities as it also works to ease regional tensions, focus on economic growth and collaborate on global challenges.
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