UAE minister denies comments on pullout from Yemen war
Statement that Emirati troops would no longer be involved in Yemen's conflict was misinterpreted, Anwar Gargash says.
UAE soldiers have played a major role in the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen (Fawaz Salman/Reuters)
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A junior minister in the United Arab Emirates has stepped back from previous comments attributed to him that the country's role in the Saudi-led war in Yemen was "over".
The remarks made by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash on Friday came as peace talks underway in Kuwait City have yet to end the war, where Shia rebels known as Houthis still hold the capital of Sanaa.
The state-run WAM news agency quoted Gargash as having made the comments in London earlier last week.
"We are at war. I am appalled that my statement was taken out of context and misinterpreted for (an) external agenda that seek to undermine the region and the (Gulf Cooperation Council) in particular," Gargash said.
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