{"id":1411445,"date":"2022-03-30T20:01:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T00:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1411445"},"modified":"2022-03-30T20:01:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T00:01:34","slug":"blinken-calls-talks-with-uae-leader-excellent-did-not-focus-on-oil-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-calls-talks-with-uae-leader-excellent-did-not-focus-on-oil-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken calls talks with UAE leader \u2018excellent,\u2019 did not focus on oil supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblinken-calls-talks-with-uae-leader-excellent-did-not-focus-on-oil-supply%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1411445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-03-30T162204Z_1_LYNXNPEI2T0YE_RTROPTP_0_USA-ALGERIA_1.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Algiers\" \/><br \/>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he arrives for a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Algiers, Algeria, March 30, 2022. Jacquelyn Martin\/Pool via REUTERS<\/div>\n<p>March 30, 2022<\/p>\n<p>By Humeyra Pamuk<\/p>\n<p>ALGIERS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he had an \u201cexcellent meeting\u201d with the United Arab Emirates\u2019 de facto ruler in which they discussed the Ukraine war, one of several issues that Washington and its Gulf partners are not in full agreement on.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken told reporters during a visit to Algeria that energy was not a focus of the talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in neighboring Morocco on Tuesday, even though Washington wants Gulf nations to increase production to tame rampant crude prices, partly caused by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe it\u2019s critical there be abundant supplies of energy on markets now and that there also be a steady supply, but as it happens we didn\u2019t focus on that issue specifically,\u201d Blinken told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>A senior State Department official who briefed reporters on the meeting said other U.S. officials had engaged with Emirati counterparts on the need to increase energy supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Washington\u2019s Arab allies chafe at what they see as declining U.S. commitment to their region as the Biden administration has tackled crises in Ukraine, Afghanistan and elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p>The official said it was \u201cno secret that there had been some difference of views\u201d between the United States and the UAE but it was overblown to say there was a \u201ccrisis\u201d in the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken told reporters he had assured Sheikh Mohammed of Washington\u2019s commitment to the Middle East and of U.S. support against attacks from the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Secretary (Blinken) I think was able to provide some sort of clarity that we are committed to the partnerships in this region,\u201d said the official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, adding that included deepening security co-operation to counter Iran\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n<p>Washington wants its Arab allies to take a stronger stance against Russia over its assault on Ukraine by voting with the United States in the United Nations, joining Western sanctions or even sending security assistance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken said he had a \u201cvery constructive discussion\u201d with the crown prince about Ukraine and said U.S. officials were following up with Emirati counterparts on several issues after Tuesday\u2019s talks.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; writing by Simon Lewis; editing by Grant McCool and Sam Holmes)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he arrives for a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Algiers, Algeria, March 30, 2022. 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