Iran wants closer ties with UAE: FM
TEHRAN: Iran’s top diplomat said on Wednesday his country wants to boost relations with the United Arab Emirates, welcoming an Emirati ambassador back to Tehran after a six-year absence.
The UAE and other Gulf states had scaled back their ties with the Islamic republic in 2016 after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic missions in Iran following Riyadh’s execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
"We would like to broaden our relations with our neighbours, including the United Arab Emirates," Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told the new Emirati ambassador, Saif Mohammed al-Zaabi, when they met Tuesday, according to an official statement released early Wednesday.
Despite the diplomatic downgrade, the oil-rich UAE has maintained strong economic ties with the Islamic republic. In 2020, the UAE established diplomatic relations with Israel, a move which Tehran condemned. But Abu Dhabi has been pursuing a policy of rapprochement with former regional rivals including Qatar, Turkey and Iran.
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