Secretary of State Marco Rubio part of the EAU after tour

The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, left the United Arab Emirates, where he met with the president, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed al Nahyan.

The spokeswoman of the State Department, Tammy Bruce, reported In a statement that the meeting between the Secretary of State Rubio and Sheikh Mohamed «reaffirmed the vitality of the strategic association between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.»

The spokeswoman said that the secretary «expressed her appreciation for the strength and lasting nature of the relationship, marked by strong economic ties, cooperation in defense and mutual interests in regional stability.»

«The conversation also covered the pending challenges in Gaza, the ways to promote stability in Syria, Lebanon and throughout the region, and the ways of addressing threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea,» said the spokeswoman.

The visit to the United Arab emitted was Rubio’s last stop on a tour that included conversations in Riyadh with Russian officials.

Meanwhile, the state news agency Emiratí Wam reported that the leader of the United Arab Emirates told the Rubio Secretary of State that his country rejects a proposal to displace the Palestinians of his land.

The comments of the President of the Emirates occurred after the US President Donald Trump proposed that the US take control of Gaza and resettle its Palestinian inhabitants in Jordan and Egypt, which has caused a generalized opposition between the Arab countries and some allies Western

According to the agency, the sheikh told Rubio during the meeting in Abu Dhabi that it was important to link Gaza’s reconstruction to a path that leads to an integral and lasting peace based on the solution of two states for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Rubio’s conversation with Sheikh Mohammed occurs at a time when the United States also tries to continue with an unstable high fire in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the militant group Hamás.

The position of the United Arab Emirates about the conflict is important because it is one of the four Arab countries that normalized their links with Israel during Trump’s first government and because he has played a role in the financing of reconstruction works after previous conflicts.

Arab diplomacy over Gaza aims to develop an alternative to Trump’s plan for the territory, most of which is in ruins after Israel’s 15 -month military campaign against Hamas, and almost all 2.3 million inhabitants They have been homeless.

It is expected that the leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar discuss the plan in Riad this month before it can be presented at a summit of the Arab League in Cairo in March.

(With information from Reuters and AP)