British official lauds relations with UAE
October 31st, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANSAbu Dhabi, Oct 31 (IANS/WAM) A top British official, who is on a visit to Abu Dhabi, has lauded the relationship Britain shares with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Alistair Burt, minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Sunday delivered a lecture on the Arab revolutions.
He stressed on the UAE-Britain relations, citing that there were around 100,000 British citizens in the Gulf region.
The minister said poverty and unemployment were the main factors behind the Arab revolutions.
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