Emmanuel Macron welcomes Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to Paris in November 2018. The two leaders held talks by phone. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Emmanuel Macron welcomes Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to Paris in November 2018. The two leaders held talks by phone. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Emmanuel Macron welcomes Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to Paris in November 2018. The two leaders held talks by phone. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Emmanuel Macron welcomes Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to Paris in November 2018. The two leaders held talks by phone. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed talks coronavirus with France’s Macron

The pair talked Covid-19 as well as developments in the Gulf, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Sea

The National

May 19, 2020

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Leaders in France and the UAE on Monday discussed ways to share resources and expertise to beat the global coronavirus pandemic.

Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss “strategic relations” and “political, economic and cultural” ties.

After the meeting, both officials tweeted about the conversation with Mr Macron saying the two nations will “step up our cooperation to defeat the pandemic and its consequences, and to build the post-pandemic world.”

Sheikh Mohamed added that they discussed, “sharing our resources and expertise to overcome the global Covid-19 pandemic.”

France has been hard hit by the virus that has swept the globe with 143,000 confirmed cases, 28,239 deaths and 61,728 recoveries. The UAE has 24,190 confirmed cases, 224 deaths and 9,577 recoveries.

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State-run WAM news agency also reported that the pair discussed developments in the Gulf, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Sea. It said they “underscoring the importance of joint action to protect regional stability through political solutions and settlements to the region's crises in a way that ultimately achieves the ambitions of their peoples for stability, peace and coexistence.”

Health workers enter the Al Kubi Hospital in Yemen's southern coastal city of Aden. AFP
Health workers enter the Al Kubi Hospital in Yemen's southern coastal city of Aden. AFP
A drone shows deserted streets during the lockdown imposed by the authorities in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
A drone shows deserted streets during the lockdown imposed by the authorities in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
A man walks through the Zebaalin neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A man walks through the Zebaalin neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A Jordanian returning from abroad offers a prayer of thanks upon arrival at the Queen Alia International Airport, Amman. EPA
A Jordanian returning from abroad offers a prayer of thanks upon arrival at the Queen Alia International Airport, Amman. EPA
Elderly people spend time at Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
Elderly people spend time at Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
Turkish mounted police officers patrol the Kizilay National Will Square in Ankara. AFP
Turkish mounted police officers patrol the Kizilay National Will Square in Ankara. AFP
Palestinian women make traditional biscuits in preparation for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holiday in Rafah, Gaza Strip. AFP
Palestinian women make traditional biscuits in preparation for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holiday in Rafah, Gaza Strip. AFP
Altar boys take part in a mass at the Mart Shmoni church in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. AFP
Altar boys take part in a mass at the Mart Shmoni church in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. AFP
A Jordanian returning from abroad arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman. EPA
A Jordanian returning from abroad arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman. EPA
Jordanian brothers Hussein and Zeyad Ashish, boxers who qualified for the next Olympics, train on the roof of their home at Al Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp, near Amman. Reuters
Jordanian brothers Hussein and Zeyad Ashish, boxers who qualified for the next Olympics, train on the roof of their home at Al Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp, near Amman. Reuters
A man prepares disinfectant during a civil initiative to sterilise the Zebaalin district in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A man prepares disinfectant during a civil initiative to sterilise the Zebaalin district in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A woman walks past writing on a wall that encourages people to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Sale, Morocco. EPA
A woman walks past writing on a wall that encourages people to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Sale, Morocco. EPA
A Moroccan police officer confronts curfew violators in Rabat. EPA
A Moroccan police officer confronts curfew violators in Rabat. EPA
A healthcare worker assists a coronavirus patient at one of the intensive care units of the Moulay Abdellah hospital in Sale, Morocco. EPA
A healthcare worker assists a coronavirus patient at one of the intensive care units of the Moulay Abdellah hospital in Sale, Morocco. EPA
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