UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, said on Monday that Gulf countries should cooperate to prevent the Muslim Brotherhood from conspiring to weaken governments in the region.
"The Brotherhood's thought does not recognize national states nor the sovereignty of countries, and so it is not suprising that the worldwide Brotherhood organization communicates together and works to undermine state sovereignty and laws," he said at a press conference, according to the official Emirati news agency.
He added that certain entities admit that they have an authoritarian nature and that that they want to penetrate the systems, laws and sovereignty of countries.
The UAE arrested 60 local Islamists this year, accusing them of belonging to the outlawed Brotherhood and of conspiring to overthrow the government.
The UAE and other Gulf countries are uneasy that the rise of the Brotherhood in Egypt and other Islamist organizations in the region will encourage the opposition in their countries.
The Brotherhood, which rose to power following the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak, has sought to reassure Gulf countries that it does not intend to bring about change outside Egypt.
Dahy Khalfan, Dubai police chief, has previously criticized the Brotherhood. In March, he claimed the Brotherhood had an international plan targeting the Gulf.