US special envoy to visit UAE and Jordan to discuss pressure on Syria

US Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn will travel to the UAE and Jordan from January 4 to 7 to discuss a pressure campaign on the Syrian authorities

This was said in a statement issued by the US State Department press office on Sunday.

“The special envoy will stress the US commitment to working with international partners on a campaign of economic and political pressure on Assad and those who aid him”, –  the document said.