{"id":15937,"date":"2022-10-07T14:30:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T13:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpolicyconference.com\/?p=15937"},"modified":"2022-10-07T14:30:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T13:30:33","slug":"uaes-gargash-calls-for-political-solution-in-ukraine-as-conflict-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpolicyconference.com\/fr\/uaes-gargash-calls-for-political-solution-in-ukraine-as-conflict-escalates\/","title":{"rendered":"Anwar Gargash in: \u00ab\u00a0UAE’s Gargash calls for political solution in Ukraine as conflict escalates\u00a0\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential adviser and former foreign minister says the ‘law of the jungle’ is not acceptable in any conflict<\/h2>\n\n
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Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE President, addresses the Arab Media Forum in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak \/ The National<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE President, has called for a political solution to the\u00a0war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Wednesday at the Arab Media Forum in Dubai, Dr Gargash said the effects of the war have been felt\u00a0around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no political solution yet, unfortunately,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are attempts to have countries with or against. Many are being negatively affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Dr Gargash stressed that many countries, including the UAE, were careful not to take sides in a complex war, while saying the \u201claw of the jungle\u201d should not prevail in any dispute.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany countries \u2026 don’t want to be with or against [Ukraine or Russia] but with the rules. We live in a region with lots of difficulties [so we] cannot [have the] laws of the jungle. There must be clear rules.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The wide-ranging talk on the second day of the forum also touched on Yemen, the UAE\u2019s plans for the next several decades, and complex relations with countries such as Turkey and Iran.<\/p>\n
On Iran, Dr Gargash, a former minister of state for foreign affairs, said it was important to avoid judging other political systems in the region and instead build on opportunities for growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot say this system doesn\u2019t suit us and don’t like it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Dr Gargash said there were \u201cissues\u201d with Iran but the UAE is striving for good relations. He cautioned against the \u201cillusion\u201d of a military situation that would only mean the region would lose.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe solution with Iran is to have good bilateral relations and continue dialogue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo hold each other accountable and find partnerships. [This is the case] not only with Iran but with other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr Gargash said the last decades in the region had been very difficult, with wars, crises and the Arab uprisings of 2011.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not want to spend 20 to 30 years in wars. No one who is rational will accept a repeat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Dr Gargash pointed to strengthening ties with Turkey and talks between Egypt and Turkey that suggested a more positive future.<\/p>\n
But he said the fact that Yemen was still without a ceasefire was a \u201cdisaster\u201d. He said a ceasefire was a paramount objective and conditions for a political solution were needed.<\/p>\n
‘Without growth this region will be forgotten’<\/b><\/h2>\n
Looking ahead to the UAE\u2019s path for the next few decades, Dr Gargash said it had passed through an \u201cexceptional decade\u201d of challenges, problems, coronavirus, unrest and the Arab uprisings in other countries.<\/p>\n
Now the plan was to work on the economy, but not just the traditional economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to change the work environment. This is an ecosystem and not just about economic transactions,\u201d Dr Gargash said.<\/p>\n
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He said it was important to also strengthen bridges built in the past 15 years and he pointed to the signing of the Abraham Accords, talks with Iran and Turkey and efforts to find new partnerships.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not na\u00efve,\u201d Dr Gargash said. \u201cEvery country has its own interests. The UAE is working on sorting out problems. We have succeeded to a certain extent. There is competition and we accept legitimate competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe region is slowly getting out of the Arab spring crises. It took a lot of effort to put out those fires. This region will be forgotten if we do not focus on putting prosperity and growth on the agenda.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at Saudi Arabia. This shows the fact [there was a] previous approach for a previous period. [But now] new challenges need a new approach to creating jobs and a new economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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