President Sheikh Mohamed talked to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. UAE Presidential Court / Reuters
President Sheikh Mohamed talked to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. UAE Presidential Court / Reuters
President Sheikh Mohamed talked to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. UAE Presidential Court / Reuters
President Sheikh Mohamed talked to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. UAE Presidential Court / Reuters

President Sheikh Mohamed discusses AI and food security with Greek Prime Minister


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President Sheikh Mohamed on Wednesday held a phone call with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece, to discuss bilateral co-operation.

The two leaders talked about the economic sector, investment, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, food security, renewable energy and sustainability, state news agency Wam reported.

They emphasised the key role of supporting the objectives of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the UAE and Greece, as well as the importance of working towards peaceful solutions to conflicts and crises facing the region and world.

Earlier this year, Greece signed a strategic partnership with Egypt in a bid to secure stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. The two countries also declared a joint stance on the need to respect international law to promote peace in Gaza.

Mr Mitsotakis, 57, a former banker and scion of a powerful political family, has been Prime Minister since 2023.

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Tearful appearance

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set markets on edge as she appeared visibly distraught in parliament on Wednesday. 

Legislative setbacks for the government have blown a new hole in the budgetary calculations at a time when the deficit is stubbornly large and the economy is struggling to grow. 

She appeared with Keir Starmer on Thursday and the pair embraced, but he had failed to give her his backing as she cried a day earlier.

A spokesman said her upset demeanour was due to a personal matter.

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The site is part of the Hili archaeological park in Al Ain. Excavations there have proved the existence of the earliest known agricultural communities in modern-day UAE. Some date to the Bronze Age but Hili 2 is an Iron Age site. The Iron Age witnessed the development of the falaj, a network of channels that funnelled water from natural springs in the area. Wells allowed settlements to be established, but falaj meant they could grow and thrive. Unesco, the UN's cultural body, awarded Al Ain's sites - including Hili 2 - world heritage status in 2011. Now the most recent dig at the site has revealed even more about the skilled people that lived and worked there.

Updated: July 02, 2025, 1:47 PM`