The United States, in a statement responding to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s visit on Friday to the United Arab Emirates, said it was “profoundly disappointed and troubled by this apparent attempt to legitimize” Assad.

“We urge states considering engagement with the Assad regime to weigh carefully what it did over the last decade,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.

President Bashar al-Assad on Friday visited UAE and met Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al- Maktoum ,Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai , at his residence in Al- Marmoom in Dubai.

Source: Al-Manar English Website