Iran, UAE FMs Discuss COVID-19 Crisis, Regional Developments
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The foreign ministers of Iran and the United Arab Emirates during a virtual meeting discussed the COVID-19 crisis and agreed to step up their cooperation against the viral infection.
In a video call during which they also exchanged greetings for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan told his Iranian counterpart that strengthening bilateral cooperation was important element in tackling the coronavirus, UAE state news agency WAM said.
Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet on Sunday that it was “a very substantive, frank and friendly video conversation” on COVID-19 as well as “bilateral, regional and global situations.”
“We agreed to continue dialogue on theme of hope—especially as region faces tough challenges, and tougher choices ahead,” he wrote.
The two ministers held a telephone call in March in which Sheikh Abdullah expressed the UAE’s support for Iran during the coronavirus outbreak.