UAE, Britain sign nuclear cooperation agreement
By IANSThursday, November 25, 2010
ABU DHABI - The UAE and Britain have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement, it was announced Thursday.
UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and British Foreign Secretary William Hague signed the agreement at the Emirates Palace hotel here.
Sheikh Abdullah and Hague also signed two memorandums of understanding on consular matters and on mutual exemption of visa for holders of diplomatic or private passports.
The 2010 Abu Dhabi Declaration, reaffirming the 1971 Treaty of Friendship was signed at the ceremony to affirm that the UAE and Britain consult in times of need on matters of mutual interest and promote scientific, educational and cultural cooperation and recognize close trade relations.
The signing of the nuclear agreement and the MoUs is part of efforts to further promote the long-standing cooperation between the UAE and Britain.
–IANS/WAM
