The UAE is hosting the COP28 climate change summit. The BBC reported it planned to make secret oil and gas deals. Among them, UAE COP28 planning officials intended to discuss liquefied natural gas development projects by UAE state energy firm Adnoc with China, the BBC reported. The UAE in a statement to the BBC did not deny that it planned on holding oil and gas deal talks, and said "private meetings are private." Leaders from nearly 200 countries are gathering in the UAE on Thursday for the COP28 summit.

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Persons: Sultan al, Jaber, Dr Jaber, Adnoc, it's Organizations: BBC, Service, United Arab Emirates, Center, Climate, UAE, UN Locations: UAE, Gulf, China, Colombia, Masdar