The AU Commission Chairperson, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, was warmly received at @mofauae in Abu Dhabi by H.E. Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Their high-level consultations reaffirmed the spirit of AU–UAE partnership, building on the existing MoU to deepen cooperation in economic development, trade, education, health, peace & security, renewable energy, and digitalisation.

The Chairperson & the Minister agreed to establish a working group to ensure regular dialogue & implementation of priority areas. Minister Shakhboot further assured the UAE’s strong support for the AU’s efforts on peace, stability & mediation in Somalia, Sudan, and the DRC.