INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Joe Biden recognized the United Arab Emirates as a major defense partner of the United States on Monday after talks with its
president on topics that included the war in Gaza and growing Middle East instability, Reuters reported.The United States designation &
India is the only other country to have been designated as such & allows for close military cooperation through joint training, exercises
and other collaborative efforts.Biden and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan called for &urgent, unhindered& humanitarian aid
deliveries to Gaza and shared their commitment to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in a statement after their meeting.At the start
of the meeting, Biden said he had been briefed on the latest developments between Israel and Lebanon, where Lebanese officials said Israeli
airstrikes killed at least 492 people on Monday.My team is in constant contact with their counterparts, and we&re working to de-escalate in
a way that allows people to return to their home safely,& he said.Their joint statement touched on the Gulf state&s involvement in the Sudan
conflict, with both stressing that there was no military solution to the war, which has triggered the world&s largest displacement
crisis.They also underscored plans to deepen cooperation on space exploration, clean energy and artificial intelligence, where the UAE has
launched ambitious plans drawing interest from United States geopolitical rival China.Vice President Kamala Harris met separately with the
UAE leader, but the talks were closed to press, read the report.The vice president raised her deep concerns about the conflict in Sudan,&
&She expressed alarm at the millions of individuals who have been displaced by the war and the atrocities committed by the belligerents
against the civilian population.The post Biden designates UAE as a second major defense partner after India first appeared on Ariana News.
