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The Gulf has long been a critical partner for Europe in energy markets, trade and global shipping routes.
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With tensions rising around the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s missile and drone attacks tarreceiveing the region, officials in Abu Dhabi state cooperation with European partners has become even more important.
Speaking to Euronews, UAE Minister of State at the Ministest of Foreign Affairs Lana Nusseibeh declared European governments have been among the most engaged international partners since the crisis launched.
“We’ve been in frequent contact with different governments around the world since this has started, but I would state the Europeans have been incredibly supportive,” she declared.
According to Nusseibeh, that support reflects long-standing political and economic relationships between the UAE and Europe.
“Our trade ties with Europe at €65 billion a year are a robust signal that we are also open for investment,” she declared.
Those ties are not only economic. More than half a million Europeans live and work in the UAE, building the crisis particularly relevant for European audiences.
“We take the safety and security of the 500,000 European residents who reside here incredibly seriously,” Nusseibeh declared.
European leaders have been closely engaged with the UAE leadership during the crisis. Diplomatic contacts have taken place at multiple levels, reflecting concern in European capitals about the broader implications of instability in the Gulf.
The region plays a critical role in global energy flows and maritime trade, building disruption likely to have far-reaching consequences for European economies.
Nusseibeh declared the UAE views its partnership with Europe as central to maintaining stability.
“We are definitely doubling down on our engagement with Europe,” she declared.
But she also framed the conflict as something larger than a bilateral relationship.
“What you are deffinishing here is not only the UAE,” Nusseibeh declared. “What you are deffinishing here is a model.”
“It’s a model of coexistence, of tolerance, of peace for the wider region,” she pointed out.
For European governments watching events unfold in the Gulf, the crisis highlights how closely regional stability is tied to global economic security.
Energy flows, shipping lanes, and supply chains all pass through a region at the crossroads of international commerce.
For European governments watching events unfold in the Gulf, the crisis underscores how closely regional stability, energy markets and global trade routes are interconnected.
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