UAE strengthens energy cooperation at G20 meetings: The UAE’s energy undersecretary at the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry Sharif Al Olama met with officials from Singapore, Ireland, Germany, and Indonesia to deepen international collaboration in several energy sectors, state news agency Wam reports. This came on the sidelines of the G20 energy meetings in South Africa.

Discussions with Singapore covered cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy, electricity interconnection, and liquefied natural gas, as well as the country’s potential participation in the Global Energy Efficiency Alliance (GEEA), to which he also invited Indonesia. Meanwhile, meetings with Ireland centered on renewables and hydrogen derivatives, ahead of the upcoming UAE-Ireland Joint Economic Committee in December.

He also explored expanding bilateral cooperation with Germany under their existing Emirati-German Energy and Climate partnership, with a focus on hydrogen supply chains and industrial decarbonization.

PLUS- National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and American businessman Jared Kushner in Abu Dhabi, where they discussed the ceasefire in Gaza and broader developments in the region, Wam reported.

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