Alan Kelly
Question:299. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken formally with the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Ireland to date in 2022. [45861/22]
View answerTuesday, 20 September 2022
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I have not spoken formally with the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Ireland to date in 2022. Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs are in regular contact with representatives at the UAE Embassy in Dublin.
In June 2021 I met with Foreign Minister Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the United Arab Emirates and we discussed a number of key issues ahead of the UAE joining the Security Council for 2022 – 2023. I also spoke by phone with Minister Al Nahyan in January 2022 to discuss Security Council issues. We spoke by phone again in May of this year when I conveyed my condolences to Minister Al Nahyan on the death of the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.