{"id":14701,"date":"2021-11-03T17:35:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpolicyconference.com\/?p=14701"},"modified":"2021-11-03T17:36:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:36:06","slug":"uae-official-says-time-to-manage-rivalry-with-iran-and-turkey-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpolicyconference.com\/fr\/uae-official-says-time-to-manage-rivalry-with-iran-and-turkey-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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04.10.2021<\/p>\n

By\u00a0Reuters<\/p>\n

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\nUAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey\u00a0<\/em>–\u00a0Copyright\u00a0\u00a0Thomson Reuters 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

DUBAI\u00a0\u2013 The United Arab Emirates is trying to manage long-running rivalries with Iran and Turkey through dialogue to avoid any new confrontations in the region as the Gulf state hones in on its economy post\u00a0COVID-19, a senior official said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the\u00a0UAE\u00a0president, told a conference on Saturday there was uncertainty about the United States commitment to the region and concern about a \u201clooming cold war\u201d between Washington and Beijing.<\/p>\n

Gulf states, which have strong economic ties with China, are also heavily reliant on the U.S. military umbrella and are closely watching talks between global powers and Iran to revive a 2015 nuclear pact as well as the Taliban\u2019s return to power in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will see in the coming period really what is going on with regards to America\u2019s footprint in the region. I don\u2019t think we know yet, but Afghanistan is definitely a test and to be honest it is a very worrying test,\u201d Gargash said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of what we need to do is manage our region better. There is a vacuum and whenever there is a vacuum there is trouble,\u201d he told the World Policy Conference.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0UAE\u00a0has moved to de-escalate tensions by engaging with non-Arab Iran and Turkey, whose influence it had moved to counter in conflicts in Yemen, Libya and elsewhere in the region.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0UAE\u00a0and Saudi Arabia believe the 2015 nuclear pact was flawed for not addressing Iran\u2019s missiles programme and network of regional proxies. The\u00a0UAE\u00a0has also moved to combat Islamist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood which Gulf states see as a threat to their dynastic system of rule.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkey\u2019s recent re-examination of its policies towards Egypt, the Brotherhood and towards Saudi Arabia and others is very welcome. And I think for us to come mid-way and reach out is very important,\u201d Gargash said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Turks have been very positive about what we are saying to them,\u201d he said. \u201cAm I very positive about the reach out to Iran? Yes I am. Am I very positive that Iran will change its regional course? I have to say I am more realistic here, but I am betting Iran is also concerned about vacuum and escalation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gargash said the pandemic placed non-political priorities at the forefront and that a main concern now was being caught in between the United States and China.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all worried very much by a looming cold war. That is bad news for all of us, because the idea of choosing is problematic in the international system, and I think this is not going to be an easy ride,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Read the article on Euronews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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