Australia–United Arab Emirates relations

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Australia– United Arab Emirates relations

Australia	United Arab Emirates

Bilateral ties exist between Australia and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE maintains an embassy in Canberra whilst Australia has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai.

Diplomatic visits[]

Visits by United Arab Emirates[]

In February 2010, UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan made a historic first official visit to Australia. During the tour, a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a Joint Committee on Consular Affairs was signed by Nahyan and Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith.^[1]

Transport Links[]

Emirates Airlines offers direct services from Dubai to Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Etihad Airways offers direct services from Abu Dhabi to Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne.

Military relations[]

Australia openly supports the United Arab Emirates during the Yemeni Civil War, shipping weapons and ammunitions to provide for Yemeni government's forces and the Saudi-led coalition, which led to criticism among public about Australia's involvement, given high civilian casualties.^[2] An Australian retired general, Mike Hindmarsh, is also hired to command the Emirati troops during the war.^[3]

Trade[]

Monthly value of Australian merchandise exports to the United Arab Emirates (A$ millions) since 1988

Monthly value of UAE merchandise exports to Australia (A$ millions) since 1988

The UAE is identified by Australia as its largest market in the Persian Gulf region.^{[citation needed]} As of 2008–09, trade between the UAE and Australia was valued to A$5.5 billion. Of this, Australian exports to the UAE were A$3.6 billion, while UAE exports to Australia were A$1.9 billion (including crude petroleum imports worth A$1.7 billion).

See also[]

• Australians in the United Arab Emirates
• Emirati Australian

References[]

External links[]

• The Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) - DFAT

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