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UAE Leaves US-Led Maritime Coalition Due to Inefficiency - Foreign Ministry

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) left two months ago a US-led multinational maritime security coalition designed to "counter illicit non-state actors" in the Middle East due to its inefficiency, the UAE Foreign Ministry said.

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"As a result of our ongoing evaluation of effective security cooperation with all partners, two months ago, the UAE withdrew its participation in the Combined Maritime Forces," the UAE Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying by Emirates state news agency WAM.The ministry did not specify the reasons for such a decision, but noted that the UAE had remained committed to ensuring the safety of navigation in its seas in accordance with international law, the report said. The Combined Maritime Forces was established in 2001 to "combat illicit non-state actors on the high seas and promote security, stability, and prosperity," as well as to fight piracy in the region. Headquartered in Bahrain, the partnership consists of 38 member states, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and others.

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UAE Leaves US-Led Maritime Coalition Due to Inefficiency - Foreign Ministry

09:35 01.06.2023 (Updated: 10:49 03.08.2023)

© AP Photo / Jon GambrellU.S. Marines walk down a removable Trident Pier leading to an American ship docked near an Emirati military base home to a Military Operations and Urban Terrain facility in al-Hamra, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 23, 2020. U.S. Marines and Emirati forces held the biennial exercise, called Native Fury, that saw forces seize a sprawling model Mideast city. The drill on Monday was conducted amid tensions with Iran and despite the global new coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Marines walk down a removable Trident Pier leading to an American ship docked near an Emirati military base home to a Military Operations and Urban Terrain facility in al-Hamra, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 23, 2020. U.S. Marines and Emirati forces held the biennial exercise, called Native Fury, that saw forces seize a sprawling model Mideast city. The drill on Monday was conducted amid tensions with Iran and despite the global new coronavirus pandemic. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 01.06.2023

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) left two months ago a US-led multinational maritime security coalition designed to "counter illicit non-state actors" in the Middle East due to its inefficiency, the UAE Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

The ministry did not specify the reasons for such a decision, but noted that the UAE had remained committed to ensuring the safety of navigation in its seas in accordance with international law, the report said.

The Combined Maritime Forces was established in 2001 to "combat illicit non-state actors on the high seas and promote security, stability, and prosperity," as well as to fight piracy in the region.

Headquartered in Bahrain, the partnership consists of 38 member states, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and others.