The UAE has officially changed the name of a key government ministry in the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced the change in its official name to the “Ministry of Foreign Affairs”, pursuant to Federal Decree- Law No. (3) of 2023 amending some provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2022 regarding the organisation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Through its embassies and diplomatic missions around the globe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs serves as the link between the leadership and people of the UAE and the rest of the world.
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry, strengthening friendship and closer ties with other nations, is working hard to safeguard the interests of Emiratis and promoting economic and cultural development and peace in the world.
These efforts have earned UAE citizens considerable respect all around the world, and raised the image of the country on the regional and international stage.
The law includes replacing the phrase (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) with the phrase (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and the phrase (Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) with the phrase (Minister of Foreign Affairs), wherever they appear in the title or texts of Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2022 regarding the organisation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and in any other legislation.