The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic following the sinking of a ferry in Deir ez-Zor governorate, which resulted in the death, injury, and disappearance of a number of people.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a communiqué that the UAE extends its sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the Syrian government and its sisterly people, in this painful tragedy, wishing a speedy recovery to all those injured.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed its hope that search and rescue operations would succeed in locating the missing.