Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets Brazil’s Lula on Brics summit sidelines

UAE + Brazil discuss strengthening ties at Brics summit: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Brics Summit to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, according to the Abu Dhabi Media Office. Discussions focused on enhancing collaboration in sectors supporting sustainable development goals.

The UAE also participated in the Brics finance ministers' meeting in Brazil and joined in drafting the joint communique calling for a reform of the International Monetary Fund, state news agency Wam reports. The reforms include proposals of changes to a quota system defining voting rights to increase the quotas of developing countries, and more regional representation at the helm. The delegation included officials from the Finance Ministry and Central Bank.

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The two discussed issues concerning security and stability in the Gulf region, with the UAE reiterating the significance of “joint Arab action” at a bilateral and collective level to tackle these regional issues, Tahnoon said in the post. The leaders also discussed ramping up bilateral ties across key strategic sectors for the countries, Wam reports.