Manama, Jan. 19 (BNA): His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, National Security Adviser and Commander of the Royal Guard, participated with the Emirati National Security Adviser, His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Assistant to the US President for National Security Affairs. Jake Sullivan and Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi in a virtual meeting with.
The advisors discussed ways to deepen regional integration, including in the areas of clean energy, emerging technology, regional security, and trade relations.
The four counterparts looked forward to further deepening and broadening the progress achieved since the signing of the Abraham Accords.
They also discussed promising new partnerships developing across the region, including I2U2 (Israel, India, US, UAE), which is leveraging technological innovation to address the food security crisis, and the Negev Forum working groups that recently brought together six experts in Abu Dhabi. To enhance cooperation in the areas of food security, water technology, clean energy, tourism, regional security, health care, education and coexistence.
Particularly focused on the climate crisis, the counterparts welcomed the leadership of the United Arab Emirates in hosting COP 28 later this year.
They agreed to remain in regular contact over the coming weeks and months to work on expanding participation to include new partners and to coordinate on common interests and challenges.