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Australia – United Arab Emirates relations refer to the bilateral ties between Australia and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE maintains an embassy in Canberra whilst Australia has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai.

Visits

There have been a number of high-level meetings between Australian and Emirati government officials; in February 2010, UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan made a historic first official visit to Australia. During the tour, a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a Joint Committee on Consular Affairs was signed by Nahyan and Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith.^[1]

One of the functions of The Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) of the Australian government is to promote relations with Arab countries, including the UAE.

Trade

The UAE is identified by Australia as its largest market in the Gulf. ^{[citation needed]} As of 2008-09, trade between the UAE and Australia was valued to A$5.5 billion. Of this, Australian exports to the UAE were A$3.6 billion, while UAE exports to Australia were A$1.9 billion (including crude petroleum imports worth A$1.7 billion).

References

^ UAE Foreign Minister visit to Australia - Australian Government (DFAT)

External links

The Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) - DFAT

[1] UAE Foreign Minister visit to Australia - Australian Government (DFAT)

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-'''Australia – United Arab Emirates relations''' refer to the bilateral ties between [[Australia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]]. Relations between the two have been warm, multi-faceted and growing in the past few years; the UAE maintains an embassy in [[Canberra]] whilst Australia has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]] and a consulate-general in [[Dubai]].
+'''Australia – United Arab Emirates relations''' refer to the bilateral ties between [[Australia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]].  The UAE maintains an embassy in [[Canberra]] whilst Australia has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]] and a consulate-general in [[Dubai]].
+==Visits==
-The relations are underpinned by extensive trade, people-to-people links arising from the strong growth of direct air links between the two states and the large number of expatriate [[Australians in the United Arab Emirates]].<ref>[http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/uae/uae_country_brief.html United Arab Emirates country brief (bilateral relations) - Australian Government DFAT]</ref> There have been a number of high-level meetings between Australian and Emirati government officials; in February 2010, UAE foreign minister [[Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan]] made a historic first official visit to Australia. During the tour, a memorandum of understanding  on the establishment of a Joint Committee on Consular Affairs was signed by Nahyan and Australian foreign minister [[Stephen Smith (Australian politician)|Stephen Smith]].<ref>[http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2010/fa-s100204.html UAE Foreign Minister visit to Australia - Australian Government (DFAT)]</ref>
+There have been a number of high-level meetings between Australian and Emirati government officials; in February 2010, UAE foreign minister [[Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan]] made a historic first official visit to Australia. During the tour, a memorandum of understanding  on the establishment of a Joint Committee on Consular Affairs was signed by Nahyan and Australian foreign minister [[Stephen Smith (Australian politician)|Stephen Smith]].<ref>[http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2010/fa-s100204.html UAE Foreign Minister visit to Australia - Australian Government (DFAT)]</ref>
 One of the functions of ''The Council for Australian-Arab Relations'' (CAAR) of the Australian government is to promote relations with Arab countries, including the UAE.
 ==Trade==
-The UAE is identified by Australia as its largest market in the [[Persian Gulf|Gulf]]. As of 2008-09, trade between the UAE and Australia was valued to A$5.5 billion. Of this, Australian exports to the UAE were A$3.6 billion, while UAE exports to Australia were A$1.9 billion (including crude petroleum imports worth A$1.7 billion).
+The UAE is identified by Australia as its largest market in the [[Persian Gulf|Gulf]]. {{Fact}} As of 2008-09, trade between the UAE and Australia was valued to A$5.5 billion. Of this, Australian exports to the UAE were A$3.6 billion, while UAE exports to Australia were A$1.9 billion (including crude petroleum imports worth A$1.7 billion).
 ==References==