UAE says convincing evidence needed regarding Gulf tanker attacks


  • World
  • Wednesday, 26 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

DUBAI (Reuters) - The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that "clear, scientific and convincing" evidence was required on recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region.

Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was speaking in Moscow at a press conference with his Russian counterpart that was broadcast on Al Arabiya TV, also called for de-escalation of tensions in the region.

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