Saudi Gazette report

ABU DHABI — Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan met here on Tuesday with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias, the UAE's official news agency WAM reported.

During the meeting, they discussed the strategic relations between the UAE and Greece, as well as the importance of advancing their overall cooperation, to achieve the interests of their people.

They also reviewed issues of mutual interest, including developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the importance of maintaining security and stability in the Middle East.

Sheikh Abdullah welcomed the visit of Dendias, stressing the distinguished relations between the UAE and Greece and their fruitful cooperation in various domains.

The meeting also touched on the ongoing cooperation between the two countries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and to mitigate its fallouts. The two sides stressed the importance of stepping up global efforts to ensure the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to all countries of the world.

They praised the recent announcement on the establishment of a safe travel corridor between the UAE and Greece for fully vaccinated individuals, in addition to mutual recognition of vaccination certificates issued by health authorities in the two countries.

Sheikh Abdullah hosted a dinner banquet in honor of the Greek foreign minister and his accompanying delegation.

Emirati Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy also attended the meeting.