<p>The United Arab Emirates wants to encourage a political solution in the Ukraine conflict and taking sides would only encourage violence, a senior UAE official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The comment, posted by Anwar Gargash on Twitter, comes after the UAE abstained to vote on Friday on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution deploring Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. It did not pass because of Russia's veto.</p>.<p>The UAE "believes that taking sides would only lead to more violence", said Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-ukraine-crisis-war-live-news-updates-vladimir-putin-joe-biden-volodymyr-zelenskyy-us-donbass-kyiv-kharkiv-1084576.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Ukraine-Russia crisis updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>Gulf Arab states have so far taken a neutral stance between Western allies and Russia, with which they are partners under an oil producers' alliance known as OPEC+. Saudi Arabia and the UAE also have investment and business ties with Moscow.</p>.<p>A Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) statement read out by Saudi Arabia at a UN General Assembly session last week had affirmed the bloc's "deep ties" with all parties involved and called for de-escalation, restraint and diplomacy to end the conflict.</p>.<p>The GCC includes Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.</p>.<p>"In the Ukrainian crisis, our priority is to encourage all parties to resort to diplomatic action and to negotiate to find a political solution," Gargash said.</p>.<p>"The UAE has a firm position regarding the United Nations, international law and the sovereignty of states, rejecting military solutions," he added.</p>.<p>The UAE's foreign minister is expected to hold talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Monday, the Russian foreign ministry had said in a Feb. 25 Twitter post.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>The United Arab Emirates wants to encourage a political solution in the Ukraine conflict and taking sides would only encourage violence, a senior UAE official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The comment, posted by Anwar Gargash on Twitter, comes after the UAE abstained to vote on Friday on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution deploring Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. It did not pass because of Russia's veto.</p>.<p>The UAE "believes that taking sides would only lead to more violence", said Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-ukraine-crisis-war-live-news-updates-vladimir-putin-joe-biden-volodymyr-zelenskyy-us-donbass-kyiv-kharkiv-1084576.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Ukraine-Russia crisis updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>Gulf Arab states have so far taken a neutral stance between Western allies and Russia, with which they are partners under an oil producers' alliance known as OPEC+. Saudi Arabia and the UAE also have investment and business ties with Moscow.</p>.<p>A Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) statement read out by Saudi Arabia at a UN General Assembly session last week had affirmed the bloc's "deep ties" with all parties involved and called for de-escalation, restraint and diplomacy to end the conflict.</p>.<p>The GCC includes Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.</p>.<p>"In the Ukrainian crisis, our priority is to encourage all parties to resort to diplomatic action and to negotiate to find a political solution," Gargash said.</p>.<p>"The UAE has a firm position regarding the United Nations, international law and the sovereignty of states, rejecting military solutions," he added.</p>.<p>The UAE's foreign minister is expected to hold talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Monday, the Russian foreign ministry had said in a Feb. 25 Twitter post.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>