From Foreign Waters

  Last week, Sri Lanka's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had a fruitful meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE and was centered around exploring ways to further enhance the friendly relations between the two countries. As a Sri Lankan, I am thrilled to see this diplomatic initiative being taken by our country's representative to the UAE. The UAE has always been a crucial partner of Sri Lanka in the Gulf region, and this meeting marks an important milestone towards strengthening the bilateral ties between the two nations. During the meeting, the discussions were mainly focused on avenues to further enhance the friendly relations between the two countries. The Sri Lankan ambassador acknowledged the fact that there are more than 3,00,000 Sri Lankans working and residing in the UAE, making them a significant contributor to t...

  Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer is scheduled to visit Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this week, in an effort to secure more natural gas supplies from the UAE. The visit to the UAE is aimed at reducing Austria's heavy energy dependence on Russia, his office said on Monday. According to Nehammer, the UAE’s power in the field of energy plays a major role in ensuring the security of the supply. Austria has been facing problems since Russia's invasion of Ukraine . The country struggled to find alternative sources of natural gas, which is important for energy-intensive industries as most of Austria's electricity comes from renewables. According to a statement issued by his office, Nehammer will be travelling to the UAE capital with his finance minister Magnus Brunner as well as his minister for energy and the environment, Leonore Gewessler of the Greens, to discuss how Austria can reduce its dependence on Russia. The UAE is considered the bigg...