The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with Egypt over the victims of the church fire in Giza Governorate, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed sympathy to the government and people of Egypt, as well as to the victims' families over the tragic accident, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
The Muslim Council of Elders, under the Chairmanship of the Grand Imam of Al Azhar His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al Tayeb, has also expressed its sorrow and mourned the victims of the Abu Sefein church fire.
The Council extended its condolences to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Episcopate, and to the Egyptian people.
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf, has also sent his sympathy.
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended the tenth session of the Arab-Chinese Cooperation Forum in Beijing on Thursday, stressing the need for Arab-Chinese cooperation, alongside international efforts, to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The UAE has called on the United Nations to act on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during a meeting with the UN Security Council, where His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, the UAE’s Permanent Representative to the UN said taking action has been "very late".
UAE leaders have paid their respects following the death of prominent Emirati Saeed bin Ahmed Al Otaiba, who served as President of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1971 and held various government roles during his life.
Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Envoy of the Foreign Minister to the European Union has called for an immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to Gaza during the latest Foreign Affairs Council session in Brussels.
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