Antony J. Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, met on Monday in Abu Dhabi with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of the United Arab Emirates, to debate the humanitarian scenario in Gaza and the necessity to stop the Israel-Gaza battle from spreading throughout the area, a State Division spokesman mentioned.
Mr. Blinken emphasised the “continued U.S. dedication to securing lasting regional peace that ensures Israel’s safety and advances the institution of an unbiased Palestinian state,” the spokesman, Matthew Miller, mentioned in an announcement.
The Biden administration has insisted that Israel assist forge a sensible path to a Palestinian state, arguing that Israel’s yearslong safety coverage on the Palestinians seems to have failed, as seen by the dimensions of the lethal Hamas terrorist assaults on Oct. 7. Establishing a Palestinian state is a longstanding coverage purpose of the USA, however efforts towards attaining it had ebbed because the Obama administration.
The 2 officers additionally spoke in regards to the civil battle in Sudan and “stopping additional widespread civilian hurt” there, Mr. Miller mentioned.
The New York Instances reported in September that the Emirates had been sending weapons to the Speedy Help Forces paramilitary group that’s battling the common military in Sudan, bringing the arms into the nation by means of a distant army air base throughout the border in Chad. Mr. Blinken mentioned in December that the 2 warring armies and related militias in Sudan had been all committing battle crimes.
The Emirates is likely one of the greatest patrons of American arms and is considered by the U.S. authorities as a safety associate, however the nation and the Biden administration are at odds over a number of main safety points, together with the Emirates’ position within the Sudan battle and its efforts to forge vital army and financial partnerships with China.
After his cease within the Emirates, Mr. Blinken flew to Saudi Arabia to see Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi ruler, at a luxurious desert camp. Mr. Blinken and different aides of President Biden are searching for to revive discussions about Saudi Arabia transferring to regular diplomatic relations with Israel, within the hopes that such a step would possibly prod the Israelis to conform to work towards establishing a Palestinian state.
Mr. Blinken deliberate to make one other go to to Israel after his cease within the Saudi desert.