UAE steps up engagement with Syria, as ABZ visits Damascus


Issue 1136 - 11 Nov 2021 | 1 minute read

UAE foreign affairs and international co-operation minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (ABZ) made a surprise trip to Damascus on 9 November for talks with President Bashar Al-Assad. It was the most significant visit by a UAE official since the Syrian  civil war began in 2011.

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