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Speaking in New York during the UN General Assembly, he tells The National his government is committed to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kuwait
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Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani addresses the 78th session of the UN General Assembly this month.  EPA
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - September 26, 2023: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (R), stands for a photograph with HE Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (L), prior to a meeting, at Al Shati Palace.

( Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court )
---Dutch PM pledges to work with UAE to deliver results at Cop28
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