On November 7, 2018, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency the General Consul of Syria in U.A.E. Mr. Abed Al-Ghaffar Ghabra, in Dubai.

His Excellency welcomed His Holiness and wished him a successful visit.

They also discussed various issues and topics.

Their Eminences: Mor Barthelmaus Nathanael Youssef, Patriarchal Vicar in the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian Gulf Countries, Mor Osthatheos Ishaq, Metropolitan of Mylapore and Delhi and Patriarchal Vicar in the U.A.E., Mor Severius Kuriakose, Chief Metropolitan of the Knanaya Archdiocese, Mor Clemis Daniel Kourieh, Metropolitan of Beirut, and Mor Timotheos Matthew, attended the meeting.