UAE president says wants to support Syria reconstruction

TDT | Manama

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The president of the United Arab Emirates said his country wants to support Syria's reconstruction as he met Sunday with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan "affirmed the UAE's keenness to support... Syria to confront the challenges of the transitional phase and rebuild Syria" during the meeting, the official Emirati news agency WAM reported.

Sharaa has sought Gulf financial support for war-devastated Syria since he led a lightning offensive that toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. But nearly a week after rebels toppled Assad, UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said his government found the Islamist affiliation of Syria's new rulers "quite worrying".