Kerry to Emirates on Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday in Abu Dhabi for talks with top officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia across Syria.

The hastily organized meetings in the capital of the UAE including Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al- Nahayan of Abu Dhabi and Foreign Minister Adel al- Jubeir of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China) met earlier this month in Vienna on the issue of Syria.