Kuwait–United Arab Emirates relations

The United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Kuwait City, and Kuwait maintains an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai. Both countries are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Arab world, and Middle East region and share close cultural ties.

Kuwait - United Arab Emirates relations

Kuwait	United Arab Emirates

Diplomatic Relations

Gulf war

Main article: Gulf War

Following the invasion of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates condemned the Iraqi aggression, supported Kuwaiti independence and rapidly opened all of its airports for coalition use.^[1] Additionally, ports and shipyard facilities in the UAE were made available for the deployment of coalition forces.^[1] The UAE Armed Forces participated in the coalition with an army battalion along with a squadron of Dassault Mirage 5 and Mirage 2000.^[1] Six Emirati troops were killed in action.^[2]

See also

• Foreign relations of Kuwait
• Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates

References

1. Brigadier General Ibrahim Al-Nakhi. The Gulf war: UAE Participation in that War (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
2. "The Role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War". Country-data.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.