(Abu Dhabi) – His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces met at Emirates Palace, the British Prime Minister David Cameron and the delegation accompanying him. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed welcomed the British Prime Minister and discussed with him the historic relations between the two countries based on friendship, mutual respect and interest.
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi stressed keenness of the U.A.E. led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on developing the relations with Britain, supporting joint work with partners and friends and looking forward to better future relations at all levels. He added that the visit of the British Prime Minister to the U.A.E. comes within the framework of strengthening the distinguished relations and cooperation and enhancing coordination of positions regarding the regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Sheikh Mohammed noted that the two countries have been exchanging visits at the high profile levels to conduct consultations, referring to the historic visit of the U.A.E. President to London, which has further bolstered the relations and cooperation ties between the two countries. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi commended the UK’s position on backing Dubai’s bid to host World Expo 2020, and its call for the friendly countries to support the U.A.E. ‘s candidature to host the international event.
For his part, the British Prime Minister stressed keenness of his country on strengthening the bilateral relations with the UAE, noting that the British government takes interest in the relations with the UAE given its distinguished status in all fields. He underlined that there was a need to harness potentials to benefit from huge opportunities in all fields between the two countries.