Lavrov will arrive in Abu Dhabi

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit the UAE capital on November 13-14 to participate in the international Forum on peace and security "Sir Bani Yas". This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova at a briefing.

"On November 13-14, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry will be in Abu Dhabi to participate in the 17th International Forum on Peace and Security. The forum is called "Sir Bani Yas," the diplomat said.

She recalled that this event is organized annually by the UAE Foreign Ministry to discuss the most pressing political and economic problems of our time.

"During his speech at the forum, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will outline Russian approaches on a wide range of issues on the international and regional agenda, including the situation around Ukraine, the state of affairs in the Persian Gulf zone," the official representative of the diplomatic department said.

Lavrov's contacts with representatives of the UAE leadership are planned on the sidelines of the event to consider the current state and prospects for further strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres, Zakharova said.

"Despite the fact that the forum bears the name of the largest natural island-reserve of this country — Sir Bani Yas — it takes place in an oasis or on the ancestral land of the ruling Al Nahyan dynasty in Abu Dhabi, in the depths of the desert, 250 km from Abu Dhabi," the diplomat explained, adding that this partly explains the closed nature of the discussions being held within the framework of the event.