The two presidents of the Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and the Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, stressed, on Wednesday, the necessity of finding a clear path to comprehensive and lasting peace based on the two-state solution between Palestine and Israel.

This came during talks at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, which Rashid arrived at earlier today on a visit to the UAE of an undisclosed duration.

According to the official Emirates News Agency (WAM), the two leaders discussed "a number of regional and international issues of common interest and exchanged views on them, most notably the developments taking place in the Middle East."

In this context, they stressed "the need to find a clear path to comprehensive and lasting peace based on the two-state solution, and to advance diplomatic efforts that contribute to achieving the aspirations of the peoples of the region for security, stability and development."