US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a short visit to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as part of a Middle East tour following a US-brokered deal to normalize relations between Israel and the UAE.
Pompeo and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan spoke about support for "de-escalation and a lasting ceasefire in Libya, Gulf unity and countering Iran's malign influence in the region," the state department said.
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"Excited to arrive in the United Arab Emirates and congratulate the Emirati people on the historic Abraham Accords – the most significant step toward peace in the Middle East in over 25 years. Hopeful we will build on this momentum towards regional peace," Pompeo said on Twitter.
The United States, UAE, and Israel see Iran as the main threat to the Middle East, though the UAE has said forging diplomatic ties with Israel was not directed at Tehran.
The UAE, along with Russia and Egypt, supports the eastern-based Libyan National Army of Khalifa Haftar which is fighting Libya's internationally recognized government for control of the war-torn North African state.
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Pompeo visited Jerusalem, Sudan, and Bahrain before traveling to the UAE. He then took off back to Bahrain.
