UAE offers support to Saudi after oil attacks

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 06:46

The UAE's Minister of Energy and Industry has affirmed the emirates full readiness to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in facing any possible disruptions to oil supplies.

In a statement published on the national news agency WAM, Suhail Al Mazrouei said they had reached out to the Kingdom following Saturday's terrorist attack against two Saudi Aramco oil facilities.

The minister said the UAE has offered to provide technical and logistical support, saying the two countries are "one team."

He also stressed his confidence in the ability of Saudi Arabia to overcome the consequences of this incident.

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