UAE FM visits Syria as US fumes over ‘normalization’

With the US establishment warning against normalizing relations with Syria and insisting such efforts are “doomed to fail,” UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed has visited Damascus and met with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Read Full Article at RT.com

UAE FM visits Syria as US fumes over ‘normalization’

With the US establishment warning against normalizing relations with Syria and insisting such efforts are “doomed to fail,” UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed has visited Damascus and met with Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Sheikh Abdullah is the most senior official of a Gulf state to visit Syria since 2011, when an armed rebellion broke out against the government in Damascus. Originally backed by regional powers, including the UAE, the militants failed to achieve their goal and have been reduced to parts of the northwestern Idlib province and support from Turkey alone.

The Syrian government released photos of bin Zayed’s meeting with Assad and other Syrian officials on Tuesday, confirming the visit.