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H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE meets with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  and First Lady Liza Aranete-Marcos during a courtesy call  at the Malacanang Palace on June 4, 2024. Mariane Bermudez, PPA pool

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Pia Gutierrez

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171749534123820240604-bbm-uae-foreign-affairs-minister-PPA-4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE meets with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Aranete-Marcos during a courtesy call at the Malacanang Palace on June 4, 2024. Mariane Bermudez, PPA pool"/>H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE meets with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  and First Lady Liza Aranete-Marcos during a courtesy call  at the Malacanang Palace on June 4, 2024. Mariane Bermudez, PPA pool</div>MANILA (UPDATED) -- The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday expressed interest to further strengthen bilateral cooperation during a visit by the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs in Malacanang.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos received Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, who is currently in the Philippines for a short visit.During their meeting, Al Nahyan expressed the United Arab Emirates&#x27; gratitude to the Philippines for the contributions of the Filipinos in their country. According to a 2022 data of the Philippine Statistics Authority, the UAE is second only to Saudi Arabia as the leading destination of OFWs globally, and is currently home to 13.7 percent of the 1.96 million OFWs worldwide.&quot;My President… regards his gratitude to you sir, to the Philippines for how you&#x27;ve always been welcoming UAE, supportive to the UAE, and most of all how the Filipino people who have considered UAE as a second home have shown throughout those years not only dedication but love, and to you and the First Lady I would like to express our gratitude and appreciation,&quot; Al Nahyan said.The Philippine President thanked the UAE for the assistance and kindness it has extended to the Philippines and the Filipinos.&quot;And I hope that we are able to reciprocate somehow because we are very grateful for the assistance that you have done… especially to our Filipino nationals who are working in the Emirates... We extend that relationship further and make it deeper,&quot; he said.The Emirati official meanwhile said that while both countries have continued to grow over the years, there is still much to be done to improve it further, particularly on trade.&quot;Our relationship is growing, but not enough. We could do much better. It could be much better  because I think we have an interest to further enhance it. But also the Philippines has shown that it&#x27;s been welcoming investors, we would like to do more trade, and to finalize and sit down with the Philippines,&quot; he said.Also included in the meeting with Al Nahyan was Kathryna Yu-Pimentel, who took her oath Tuesday morning as Philippine Special Envoy to the UAE. Pimentel is the wife of Senator Aquilino &quot;Koko&quot; Pimentel.&quot;I am profoundly honored by the trust and confidence President Marcos has placed in me,&quot; said Pimentel. &quot;My mission is to help in the strengthening of our investment and trade relationship with the UAE.&quot;Pimentel has been active in various international forums on investment and economic cooperation hosted by UAE, including the World Government Summit in February 2024, United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP 28 last December 2023, Dubai Airshow and Dubai Watch Week in November 2023, Dubai Expo, and Techspo Dubai.&quot;With the upcoming 50th anniversary of our diplomatic ties this year, I hope to be able to contribute to the further strengthening of our relationship with the UAE as the President’s special envoy,&quot; Pimentel said.<div> </div><div> </div>

The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday expressed interest to further strengthen bilateral cooperation during a visit by the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs in Malacanang.

The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday expressed interest to further strengthen bilateral cooperation during a visit by the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs in Malacanang.

Marcos receives UAE Foreign Minister in Malacanang

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Marcos receives UAE Foreign Minister in Malacanang

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published June 04, 2024 05:16 PM PHT

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Updated June 04, 2024 09:04 PM PHT

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