United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and US President Donald Trump held a telephone call to discuss developments in the Middle East and cooperation between their countries, Middle East Eye reported, citing the UAE’s state news agency WAM.
WAM reported the conversation on Thursday. According to the account, the two presidents addressed regional developments as well as bilateral cooperation. The material provided no further details about the specific developments discussed during the call or the leaders’ positions on them.
The discussion also covered possible steps to deepen relations between the United States and the UAE. WAM said the leaders considered “ways to further strengthen ties” in support of their “mutual interests”. No particular initiatives, agreements or areas of cooperation were identified in the report.
The phone call brought together Sheikh Mohamed and Trump for an exchange focused on both the regional situation and the countries’ bilateral relationship. The report did not indicate how long the conversation lasted, whether other officials took part, or whether any follow-up meetings or actions were planned.
Middle East Eye’s account, based on the WAM report, did not provide additional information about the timing of the call beyond saying it was reported on Thursday. It also did not specify which Middle Eastern developments were raised or describe any decisions reached by the two leaders.
The publicly reported substance of the exchange was therefore limited to two broad subjects: developments across the region and efforts to reinforce US-UAE cooperation. The leaders’ consideration of mutual interests was presented as the basis for examining stronger ties, but no further detail was given about what those interests involved.
Neither the Middle East Eye report nor the WAM account included in the supplied material contained a direct statement from either president beyond the description of efforts to strengthen relations. No new commitments, policy announcements or concrete outcomes were disclosed in the available account of the call.
Reporting attribution: based on reporting by Middle East Eye — original source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-president-and-trump-hold-phone-call-over-middle-east-developments.