Abu Dhabi, Jan. 23 -- President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Friday with the heads of delegations taking part in trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine, which opened later in the day in Abu Dhabi, the UAE's state news agency WAM reported.
Sheikh Mohamed expressed hope the talks would yield progress toward ending the conflict and reaffirmed the UAE's commitment to supporting dialogue and diplomatic solutions, WAM said.
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in a statement that the talks would last two days, adding he hoped they would lead to "tangible steps toward ending a crisis that has persisted for nearly four years and caused immense humanit...