UAE and Georgia sign security cooperation agreement

The agreement will focus on policing and crime, and follows the United Arab Emirates' warming up to Georgia's historical foe Russia.
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
United Arab Emirates Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) and the country's national security adviser, Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan, stand during a welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin at Abu Dhabi's Al-Watan presidential palace on Oct. 15, 2019. - KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images
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The United Arab Emirates and Georgia signed a security cooperation agreement Tuesday. 

Emirari Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed the agreement with his Georgian counterpart Vakhtang Gomelauri. The deal relates to “bilateral relations in the security and policing fields,” including human trafficking, drugs and terrorism, the official Emirates News Agency reported. 

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