Abdullah bin Zayed participates in the expanded international ministerial meeting on Syria in Aqaba

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in the expanded international ministerial meeting on Syria, which was held today in the city of Aqaba in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan..

The meeting was held at the invitation of the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as part of its hosting of the Aqaba ministerial meetings to discuss developments in the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic..

His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly State of Qatar, and His Excellency Ayman Al-Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly State of Qatar, participated in the expanded international meeting. Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs in the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Excellency Fuad Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly State of Iraq, and His Excellency Abdullah Bu Habib, Minister The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly Republic of Lebanon, His Excellency Dr. Badr Abdel Ati, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt, His Excellency Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain, and His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States..

The meeting also included His Excellency Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, His Excellency Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Jean-Noel Barrot, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, representatives of the rest of the members of the Small Committee on Syria, the United Kingdom and Germany, and Her Excellency Kaya Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Pedersen changed the special envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General to Syria.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan indicated that this expanded meeting reflects a collective international position in support of Syria’s unity and sovereignty and the aspirations of its brotherly people for security, stability and a decent life, pointing out the need for concerted regional and international efforts to reach a political settlement in Syria in accordance with Security Council Resolution No. 2254.

His Highness stressed the importance of supporting the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General to Syria, Geir Pedersen, and his support in his efforts during the coming period to reach a political solution that leads to consolidating the foundations of security and stability in the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic, bringing goodness and prosperity to its people..

He expressed his thanks and appreciation to the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for calling for this expanded ministerial meeting and all the brotherly and friendly countries participating in it with the aim of supporting the unity, security and stability of Syria and its people..

The meeting was attended by Her Excellency Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation Affairs, and Her Excellency Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs..