UAE, Blinken stressed to avoid Gaza conflict spill over

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 10th Jan.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and the President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met in Abu Dhabi on Monday, according to news media reports.

They discussed bilateral relations and ways to enhance their shared interests.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Antony Blinken stressed here the importance to avoid the expansion of conflict in the region and finding a clear solution to achieve regional stability.

They touched on several regional and international issues of mutual concern and the events in the Middle East, especially those in the occupied Palestinian territories and the serious repercussions of the Gaza crisis on peace, stability and security in the region.

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed the need to work on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to protect civilians’ lives, ensure the establishment of permanent and safe mechanisms for delivering humanitarian aid to the residents of the Strip without hindrance, and prevent their displacement, news reports added.