Énorme: en mars 2009, on apprend que le ministre des Affaires étrangères des #États_arabes_unis (#UAE) a «développé de bonnes relations personnelles avec la ministre des Affaires étrangères #Tzipi_Livni (oui, celle de la guerre de 2006 contre le Liban).
Mais tenez-vous bien: «il est clair que les Émiratis “ne sont pas prêts à faire en public ce qu’ils disent en privé”».
►http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable/2009/03/09TELAVIV654.html
"Hadas agreed that the UAE was increasingly hostile to
Iran, but there remained a question as to how far they were
prepared to go. The UAE has extensive trade and financial
relations with Iran, including money laundering, and it was
unclear whether they were ready to use these relations as
leverage. Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah has developed
good personal relations with Foreign Minister Livni, but the
Emiratis are “not ready to do publicly what they say in
private.” (Note: It was clear from Hadas’ remarks that
Israel’s channel to Saudi Arabia does not run through the
Foreign Ministry.)"
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan est le fils de l’Emir Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Enfin, pour ceux qui s’y retrouvent, cet ami de Tzipi Livni n’est pas vraiment un inconnu:
►http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan
“Son of HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, he is the younger half-brother of current emir and president, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He is also the younger brother of current crown prince, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
His elder half-brother, HH Sheikh Sultan, and elder brother HH Sheikh Hamdan were the Deputy Prime Ministers of the United Arab Emirates. His elder brother HH Sheikh Mansour and half-brother HH Sheikh Saif were succeed as the Deputy Prime Ministers.”