DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) wants to set up a bilateral committee with Saudi Arabia on economic, political and military issues, consolidating ties after a rift with Qatar ripped through the existing regional bloc of Gulf Arab countries.
UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan was seeking the formation of a "joint cooperation committee", the UAE's state news agency WAM reported. Saudi Arabia has not yet commented.
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