US Vice President Kamala Harris plans to discuss efforts to secure a hostage and ceasefire deal in her meeting on Monday with the United Arab Emirates president, according to a White House official.
Harris and US President Joe Biden will meet separately with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
This is the first in what is expected to be a series of foreign leader gatherings during the United Nations General Assembly week.
They allow Harris to demonstrate national security chops at a time when the Democratic administration is under increasing pressure to contain strife in the Middle East.
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The talks at the White House are also expected to include discussions on the Gulf state's involvement in the Sudan conflict and its plans for artificial intelligence, an ambitious effort also drawing interest from US geopolitical rival China.