The United Arab Emirates has reiterated its call to end the Russian war in Ukraine through diplomacy and dialogue.
The UAE’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Lana Nusseibeh said that the UAE firmly believes that diplomacy remains the only viable way to end the crisis,” in a statement shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) on Thursday.
The statement said the country “shares the international community’s deep concerns about the repercussions of the current situation on civilians in and out of Ukraine, and regional and international peace, security and stability.”
It called on a “collective responsibility” to being peace and swift resolution to the crisis, adding that the UAE “remains firmly committed to help keep channels of communication open, encourage dialogue, support diplomacy, leveraging all the tools at our disposal to alleviate suffering and find a peaceful and sustainable solution that enhances international peace and security and ends the humanitarian impact on civilians.”
The MoFAIC statement came on the same day as a Reuters report quoting sources who said representatives from Russia and Ukraine met in the UAE last week to discuss the possibility of a prisoner-of-war swap that would be linked to a resumption of Russian ammonia exports, which go to Asia and Africa, via a Ukrainian pipeline.
Reuters’ sources said the talks were being mediated by the Gulf state and did not include the United Nations. The meeting was reportedly held in Abu Dhabi on November 17. It was not officially confirmed by the UAE’s foreign ministry, or Russia and Ukraine’s defense and foreign ministries.
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