Mohamed receives phone call from Jake Sullivan

ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received a telephone call from US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

Jake Sullivan expressed Washington’s thanks and appreciation for the UAE’S efforts to reach a ceasefire and push towards a political solution to the conflict in the Ethiopian Tigray region.

The meeting stressed the importance of providing humanitarian assistance to the people in Tigray region who are suffering from difficult living conditions.

Sheikh Mohamed and Sullivan discussed ways of bolstering friendship and cooperation ties between the UAE and US in order to serve their mutual interests and maintain security and stability in the region.

On the other hand, the Biden Administration’s ambitious plans to scale up renewable energy in the US will have a wider impact on the energy landscape in the Middle East, especially in the Arabian Gulf, according to the top official of a global body, experts and major industry players in the region.

Talking to Emirates News Agency (WAM) about Biden’s plan to make the US a 100 per cent clean energy economy with net-zero emissions by 2050, Francesco La Camera, DirectorGeneral of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), said such efforts are likely to encourage “incredible regional progress” as Middle East has a profound opportunity to maximise its renewable energy resources and become a net-exporter of renewable power and fuels in the future.

Meanwhile, an expert expects that the US plan will influence the technological development in the Middle East’s renewable energy sector. The industry players such as Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, and Siemens Energy Middle East not only expect a fillip to the renewable energy industry but also look forward to business opportunities in the U. S. to be opened by the latest initiative.