On September 23, 2016 the delegation of Uzbekistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov, taking part in the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in New-York.

During the conversation the sides discussed the state and prospects of bilateral relations and cooperation within the UN, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the context of the forthcoming meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC member states in Tashkent.