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Senior UAE official urges talks with Iran on regional developments
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Manama Security Dialogue in Bahrain on Sunday, Anwar Gargash said Iran is an important party in the region and talks should be held with Tehran over the regional developments, IRNA reported.
He expressed concern over the situation in Syria following the fall of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, saying that the main concern is over terrorism and extremism.
The Emirati official also said that the current political vacuum in Syria should not be misused, adding that defense and military issues must not be under control of armed groups.
“We have to wait and see what will happen in Syria,” he said, noting that the only way is for a reliable government to take office. The main concern now is the integrity of Syrian territory, which is under threat, Gargash stressed.
He also said that he did not know whether or not Bashar al-Assad was in the UAE.
The Syrian army command announced the fall of the Assad government early on Sunday after armed groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) entered the capital Damascus.