US top diplomat Marco Rubio arrives in the United Arab Emirates for the final leg of his first Middle East tour, after breakthrough talks with Russian officials in Riyadh.
After arriving in Abu Dhabi, the US secretary of state is set to meet with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Yesterday, Rubio led a US delegation in rare talks with Russian officials headed by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Saudi capital. The discussions covered a range of issues, including efforts to end the Ukraine war.
Rubio’s visit to the UAE comes ahead of a Friday summit in Saudi Arabia of the six-state Gulf Cooperation Council, as well as Egypt and Jordan, in order to respond to US President Donald Trump’s plan for postwar Gaza.
The Trump administration, which rejects any future role for Hamas in the devastated Palestinian territory, has called on the Arab countries, which are firmly opposed to any displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, to propose alternatives to the US president’s plan.
Trump has proposed placing the war-torn Gaza Strip under US control and moving its 2 million inhabitants, mainly to neighboring Jordan and Egypt.
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