Trump’s travel ban doesn’t target Muslims, he has ‘sovereign right’ to impose it – Emirati FM
RT.com
1 Feb, 2017
Speaking at a conference with his Russian counterpart, the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates maintained that President Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim countries is not anti-religious or otherwise prejudiced against Muslims.
According to Emirati FM Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, President Donald Trump’s order to bar individuals from certain Muslim countries from the US is a “sovereign decision” that would be a mistake to interpret as anti-Muslim.
“Without doubt, countries have the sovereign right to make decisions to ensure their sovereignty. The US president used this sovereign right,” the UAE’s top diplomat said.
“There are attempts to claim that this decision is aimed against a religion, but it is not aimed against a specific religion, this is a temporary decision, it is important to take these points of view into account,” he continued.
“Some of these countries that were on this list are countries that face structural problems,” he noted, stressing “these countries should try to solve these issues… and these circumstances before trying to solve this issue with the United States”
The Emirati FM was speaking at a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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