UAE President receives President Putin on a state visit to the Emirates.
The official reception ceremonies include a flypast by the UAE Air Force aerobatics team Al Fursan and a 21-gun artillery salute in honour of the visit.
Putin's convoy was received at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi with official reception ceremonies.
Sheikh Mohamed accompanied Putin as they inspected the guard of honour and witnessed performances of the Russian and UAE national anthems.
President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan called Putin his “dear friend”.
“I am happy to meet you again,” Sheikh Mohammed said. In a statement, he issued later on saying they discussed “the importance of strengthening dialogue and cooperation to ensure stability and progress”.
“Our relations, largely due to your position, have reached an unprecedentedly high level,” Putin told Sheikh Mohammed. “The UAE is Russia’s main trading partner in the Arab world.”
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