Arab League Summit calls for deployment of UN peacekeepers to occupied Palestine: Arab Leaders concluded discussions in yesterday’s Arab League Summit in Bahrain with a declaration calling for the deployment of UN peacekeepers in the occupied territories, and the “[convening of] an international conference under the auspices of the United Nations, to resolve the Palestinian issue on the basis of the two-state solution,” Wam reports. Aside from calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the forced displacement of the Gaza population, the declaration also addressed the situation in Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.

ALSO FROM THE SUMMIT- UAE, Kuwait talk boosting ties + Middle East tensions: Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum met with newly appointed Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah on the sidelines of the summit to discuss growing bilateral relations, according to the Dubai Media Office. The leaders discussed cooperating in new sectors and empowering the private sector in both countries.

UAE, Poland to ramp up economic relations: Abu Dhabi’s Department of Economic Development inked an agreement with the Polish province of Lubelski to promote trade and investment between the UAE and Poland, focusing on Abu Dhabi and the Lubelski District, according to an X post by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development.

The agreement targets cooperation in food industries, machinery, cars, aviation, and information technology sectors, and will see a commercial representative office for Lubelski Governorate established in Abu Dhabi, Al Etihad reports. Poland’s Lubelski District will also organize economic missions and exhibitions to promote direct business activities with Emirati entrepreneurs.

OTHER DIPLOMACY NEWS-

  • Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Energy and InfrastructureMinistry Sharif Al Olama met with government officials and people in the private sector from Japan, Morocco, Oman, and the Netherlands to cooperate in clean energy and hydrogen on the sidelines of World Hydrogen 2024 summit. (Statement)
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