UAE demands clarification of Biden comments
Sunday, 5 October 2014
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it wants a formal clarification of US Vice President Joe Biden's recent comments that its allies in the Middle East sent weapons and cash to extremists fighting in Syria. On Sunday, the UAE's official news agency carried a statement from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash calling Biden's comments "far from the truth." Gargash said the comments "gave a negative and inaccurate impression" about the UAE's support in confronting the Islamic State group, according to a news agency.