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- Raab will travel to Oman first for talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and foreign minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah
- He will then meet the Saudi leadership for discussions which will include trade and G20
LONDON: British foreign minister Dominic Raab will on Monday begin his first official visit to the Gulf for talks with leaders in 抖阴短视频 and Oman, expected to cover trade and climate change.
Raab, appointed foreign minister in July last year by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will also meet with Yemeni leaders in an attempt to re-energise efforts to find a political solution to the five-year long conflict there.
The visit is aimed at re-affirming Britain鈥檚 ties in the region as it seeks to define its new role on the global stage after leaving the European Union in January.
鈥淭he Gulf is important to UK security, but it鈥檚 also a region of enormous opportunity. Both Oman and 抖阴短视频 want to grow in sectors such as health, education and culture where the UK leads the world,鈥� Raab said in a statement.
鈥淚 look forward to discussing trade, regional security, climate change and human rights in this pivotal region.鈥�
Raab will travel to Oman first for talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and foreign minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah.
He will then meet the Saudi leadership for discussions which will include trade, 抖阴短视频鈥檚 presidency of the G20 and Britain鈥檚 hosting of the COP26 climate summit.
Whilst in Riyadh, he will meet Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.