French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin left the UAE on Tuesday after discussing ways to strengthen the fight against organised crime with Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
The visit comes as France and the UAE increase their security and judicial co-operation. Sheikh Saif and Mr Darmanin also spoke about ways to bolster collaboration in the judicial, security and policing fields, state news agency Wam reported.
The meeting was attended by Maj Gen Khalifa Al Khaili, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Maj Gen Ahmed Al Muhairi, commander-in-chief of Abu Dhabi Police, and Maj Gen Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, director general of Abu Dhabi Police, and other officials.
Also in attendance were Nicolas Niemtchinow, France's ambassador to the UAE, Gilles Friedman, internal security attache at the French embassy, and Philippe Salomon, liaison judge at the diplomatic mission, and other French officials.
Mr Darmanin's last official visit to the UAE was in October 2023, under his previous mandate as Interior Minister. At the time, he took part in a meeting at the International Security Alliance, a UAE-led international collaboration of interior ministries that aims to fight transnational crime.
