
(Moscow) – H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, chaired the fourth meeting of the U.A.E.-Russia Joint Committee in the Russian capital, during which the two sides discussed ways of strengthening the economic, trade and investment cooperation relations between the two countries.
Russian Minister of Industry and Trade, Denis Valentinovich Manturov, chaired the Russian side at the meeting which brought together senior officials from different ministries, organisations and companies from both countries.
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his speech during the meeting, expressed his thanks and appreciation to Minister Manturov and the members of the Russian delegation. He also hailed Moscow’s hosting of the fourth meeting of the joint committee.
“The U.A.E. and Russia have strong friendly relations built on a spirit of understanding, mutual respect and a shared desire to develop and promote these relations,” H.H. Sheikh Abdullah said, noting that the convening of the current meeting indicates the success of the previous meetings of the joint committee.
He emphasised that the work of the committee and all the efforts to support the relations between the two countries are being backed and encouraged by their leaders and are aimed at maximising the benefit for their peoples.
(Courtesy WAM)