Gargash: UAE is redeploying forces in Yemen with the agreement of Saudi Arabia

Gargash: UAE is redeploying forces in Yemen with the agreement of Saudi Arabia
The UAE is redeploying its forces in Hodeidah, Yemen with the agreement of Saudi Arabia. (File/AFP)
Updated 03 August 2019
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Gargash: UAE is redeploying forces in Yemen with the agreement of Saudi Arabia

Gargash: UAE is redeploying forces in Yemen with the agreement of Saudi Arabia
  • The redeployment is the outcome of extensive dialogue with the Arab coalition
  • Gargash: The relationship between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi is “solid and lasting”

DUBAI: The UAE is redeploying its forces in Hodeidah, Yemen with the agreement of Saudi Arabia, its Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said Friday. 

The redeployment is the outcome of extensive dialogue with the Arab coalition, and the country has agreed on a strategy for the next phase in Yemen with Saudi Arabia, Gargash said.

He added that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are determined to avoid confrontation with Iran, and that the relationship between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi is “solid and lasting.”