U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo visits the Emirates, then Persian Gulf

The U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, met today in Abu Dhabi with the Crown Prince of this emirate, Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, as part of his tour of the Middle East which has taken him first to Israel and now to the Persian Gulf. Pompeo and Al Nahyan, who is also commander-in-chief of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces, discussed “the latest regional and global developments of mutual interest and discussed ways of promoting bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation”, according to the official Emirate news agency WAM. The meeting took place at Al Shati Palace in the…