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- Ministers discussed strengthening the UAE-Germany strategic partnership and enhancing cooperation in key sectors
LONDON: UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan congratulated Johann Wadephul on his appointment as Germany鈥檚 minister of foreign affairs.
The two ministers discussed strengthening the UAE-Germany strategic partnership and enhancing cooperation in key sectors during a phone call on Tuesday, the Emirates News Agency reported.
Sheikh Abdullah hoped to achieve mutual prosperity between Germany and the UAE, whose diplomatic ties were established in 1972.
In 2023, the UAE became one of Germany鈥檚 most important business partners in the Middle East, with a bilateral trade volume exceeding 鈧�14 billion ($15.768 billion). According to Germany鈥檚 Federal Foreign Office report, German imports from the UAE experienced a 150 percent increase in the same year.
Wadephul, a veteran conservative and defense policy expert, assumed the foreign minister鈥檚 office on May 7 in Chancellor Friedrich Merz鈥檚 government.