Abu Dhabi, 8 December 2022 (TDI): In a phone discussion on Wednesday, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the president of Russia spoke about bilateral relations.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the president of the UAE, and Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, discussed how to foster friendship and collaboration between the two states.
Additionally, the two leaders spoke on issues of shared interest to their nations in the area and internationally.
According to the Kremlin, the officials talked about the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)+ cooperation and a Western oil price cap.
The Kremlin claimed in a statement that measures by some Western nations to impose the restriction were against the “principles of global trade.”
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Highlight of recent UAE-Russia meeting
During a meeting with the leader of the Gulf state in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s ties with UAE.
He applauded the decision by oil-producing countries to limit production as essential to stabilizing the world energy market.
During the talks with the president of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Saint Petersburg, Putin referred to the two nations’ relations as an important factor of stability in the area and globally, despite all the difficulties that exist in the unstable international situation today.
Putin underlined that Sheikh Zayed had supported the OPEC+ group, which includes Russia, in its decision to reduce oil production by two million barrels per day at the start of October, despite pressure from the US and other nations.
According to the Russian leader, no one is the target of these decisions. Ïn the meeting he said, “our actions are aimed at ensuring stability in global energy markets to make both consumers of energy resources and those who deal with production and supplies feel calm, stability and confidence, to help balance supply and demand.”
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