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UAE foreign minister visits Cyprus

The UAE has grown closer to Cyprus on energy and defense issues.
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) and Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides.

United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Cyprus today. 

Nahyan met with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides. They discussed the "situation in the Eastern Mediterranean” and strengthening cooperation between the two countries. Nahyan also thanked Cyprus for participating in Expo 2020 in Dubai, according to statements from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

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