German Chancellor Scholz meets UAE president

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sunday, and signed an accord on energy cooperation and the country's hosting of next year's U.N. climate talks.

Later Sunday, Scholz was heading to Qatar to meet the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to discuss bilateral relations, regional issues such as tensions with Iran and the Gulf nation's upcoming hosting of the soccer World Cup.

The German leader's first stop Saturday was Saudi Arabia, where he met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.