The UAE remains optimistic of a breakthrough in talks between the US and Iran, but struck a note of caution, saying both sides need to rebuild trust for long-term peace in the region. A senior official, in comments to Fox News on Saturday. cited progress in mediation efforts to find a political solution to the nine-month long crisis roiling the region.
Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee of the UAE’s Federal National Council, said that while the UAE backs diplomacy, it is also prepared for challenges that might come its way.
“We see some progress. … We hope that both sides will be able to reach a point where they will start building trust and engaging in a way to avoid the war, to find a political solution. … I am a little bit optimistic, but I don’t exclude the other option,” Dr. Al Nuaimi said. – editor@nrifocus.com
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