UAE minister says Trump travel ban not anti-Islam

But he said Abu Dhabi wanted to hear more details from Washington before subscribing to the idea.
Reuters | February 01, 2017

A man yells during a protest against Donald Trump's travel ban outside Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. PHOTO: REUTERS

ABU DABHI:

President Donald Trump's travel ban imposed on citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries was a sovereign decision for the United States and not directed at any religion, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed said on Wednesday.



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Speaking at a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Abdullah also said the idea of safe zones in Syria would be welcome if they were to be temporary and for humanitarian purposes under international auspices.


But he said Abu Dhabi wanted to hear more details from Washington before subscribing to the idea.

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