Kamala Harris lead presidential delegation to UAE following death of leader

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Vice President Kamala Harris will make a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, main a presidential delegation to specific in-person condolences on the dying of the nation’s president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Harris will even meet with the brand new president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whereas within the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi, in response to an announcement from Harris’ press secretary, Kirsten Allen.

“Along with honoring the reminiscence and the legacy of Sheikh Khalifa, the Vice President will underscore the energy of the partnership between our international locations and our need to additional deepen our ties within the coming months and years,” Allen stated Saturday.

Harris’ delegation will embrace US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in response to an announcement Saturday from State Division Spokesperson Ned Worth.

Blinken stated in an announcement: “We sit up for working carefully collectively to construct on the extraordinary partnership between america and the United Arab Emirates that grew underneath His Highness Sheikh Khalifa’s presidency, and persevering with our dialogue to advance a extra peaceable and safe area and world.”

Each President Joe Biden and Harris provided their condolences not too long ago on Sheikh Khalifa’s dying. Biden known as the late UAE chief “a real associate and pal of america.”

In an announcement congratulating Sheikh Mohammed on his election as UAE president, Biden stated that “america is decided to honor the reminiscence of the late president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan by persevering with to strengthen the strategic partnership between our international locations over the approaching months and years.”

Sheikh Khalifa, whose modernization insurance policies helped rework his nation right into a regional powerhouse, died on Friday on the age of 73.

Sheikh Mohammed, his brother, was unanimously elected president by the nation’s Federal Supreme Council, the UAE’s official information company (WAM) stated. Sheikh Mohammed had been extensively seen because the de facto chief of the UAE, dealing with day-to-day affairs for the Gulf state, whereas Sheikh Khalifa’s function had been largely ceremonial since he suffered a stroke and underwent surgical procedure in 2014.