Kuwait–United Arab Emirates relations
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Kuwait – United Arab Emirates relations are the relations between the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. The UAE has an embassy in Kuwait City while Kuwait maintains an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai.
Both countries are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Arab world, and Middle East region and share close cultural ties.
Diplomatic Relations
Gulf war
Following the invasion of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates condemned the Iraqi aggression, supported Kuwaiti independence and rapidly opened all of its airports for coalition use.[1] Additionally, ports and shipyards facilities in the UAE were made available for the deployment of coalition forces.[1] The UAE Armed Forces participated in the coalition with an army battalion along with a squadron of Dassault Mirage 5 and Mirage 2000.[1] 6 Emirati troops were killed in action.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Brigadier General Ibrahim Al-Nakhi. The Gulf war: UAE Participation in that War (PDF). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "The Role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War". Country-data.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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