(VOVworld) – US Vice President Joe Biden apologised to UAE Prince Abu Dhabi Mohammed al-Nehayan for “any implications” in a speech that the UAE supports Islamic State militants.

US Vice President Joe Biden addresses a high-level summit on strengthening international peace operations during the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York September 26, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

The Vice President’s office said Biden’s comments about the counter-IS campaign in Syria did not imply that the UAE has armed and funded terrorists in Syria, adding that he appreciates the UAE’s role in fighting extremist groups.
Biden angered US allies last Thursday when he suggested in a speech at Harvard University that Turkey, Qatar, and the UAE have given hundreds of millions of USD and thousands of tons of weapons to Sunni fighters trying to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.