U.S. Concerned About UAE Efforts to Normalize With Syria
- Emirati foreign minister met with Assad on Damascus vist
- UAE seeks to return Syria to the Arab fold after decade of war
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Photographer: Hannibal Hanscheke/AFP via Getty Images
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The United States said it was concerned about efforts to normalize relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after the United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister visited Damascus Tuesday, the highest-level official to make the trip in a decade.
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed with Assad ways to boost joint investments in key sectors, the state-run Syrian news agency reported without giving details.