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China's Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his UAE counterpart on Friday, pledging deeper cooperation in investment, oil and gas, and infrastructure

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FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Phot

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Abu Dhabi, UAE - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday, pledging deeper cooperation in investment, oil and gas, and infrastructure with the Gulf country, China's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, the ministry said.


"China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with the UAE, consolidate political mutual trust and elevate bilateral relations," Wang said.

Abu Dhabi, UAE - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday, pledging deeper cooperation in investment, oil and gas, and infrastructure with the Gulf country, China's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, the ministry said.


"China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with the UAE, consolidate political mutual trust and elevate bilateral relations," Wang said.

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