Parliamentary relations between the UAE and Ukraine were the focus of a meeting held on Monday. Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, who heads the defence, interior and foreign affairs committee in the Federal National Council, led the talks on the Emirati side. The subject was how to develop cooperation between the two countries' legislatures. His committee handles much of the council's foreign policy work, which gives the discussions weight beyond routine diplomacy. Practical steps such as reciprocal visits and direct committee contacts are usually where exchanges of this kind start. Neither side has published concrete outcomes from the meeting so far.