The UAE has revealed that despite intensive negotiations with Canada over the last five years, an agreement has not been reached to expand the number of flights between the two countries, Wam has reported. "It is unfortunate that this process has been so protracted and frustrating," Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ghafli, the UAE ambassador to Canada said in a statement. "The UAE entered negotiations in good faith on the understanding that a solution would be reached and that constructive ideas would be brought to the negotiating table."