Update: May God Bless UAE... And now, Arab nations, come forth to follow suit... Rather than concentrating on debt relief, with your help Iraq will concentrate on development to prosper in stability, strength, and unity, for the entire region.
-Iraq raises idea of timetable for US withdrawal- Story.
UAE writes off Iraq debt, appoints an ambassador to Baghdad: Story.
Sheikh Khalifa said Abu Dhabi’s decision to reopen its embassy in Baghdad underlined its belief in "the importance of Iraq’s interaction with its Arab environment."Photo: WAM-HO
Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Congratulations Iraqis!
From Gulfnews:
"The UAE's decision to cancel the debts accumulated by Iraq is an expression of brotherhood and solidarity between the two countries and is to help the Iraqi government carry out its reconstruction and rehabilitation plans," President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was quoted by WAM as saying during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki. Read more.Today's Links...
UAE has signed nuclear energy cooperation agreement with US:
"We really want to be a good example for the region," Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan told US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a signing ceremony in Bahrain on Monday." Story.
"I know that you will be," Rice replied. "The UAE is a very responsible partner."
The country also signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with France in January during President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to the Persian Gulf.
A very nice Video intro, for those in US, getting to know UAE:
UAE - US Trade Relations: Reliable Partners, Common Interests
Or Democrat's blunders, which ruined our contracts w/Dubai Ports.
