On Monday, the United Arab Emirates
and Russia extended their cooperation for trade as the UAE delegation visited
Moscow where the two sides discussed prospects of further expanding cooperation
in various sectors.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Minister of Forign Affairs and International Cooperation met Denis Valentinovch
Manturov, Russian Minister of Trade and Industry and discussed how to take
talks further in science, artificial intelligence, healthcare, food security,
technology and aviation.
The two officials met for a business
dinner in Moscow as they focused on the determination of investment
opportunities between the two countries in all fronts and gave special stress
on trade and economy.
The fight against coronavirus and the
efforts taken to counter the virus attack was also one of the major areas
discussed by the two delegations. They further discussed how to support and
help international endeavours to ensure that the Covid vaccines are delivered
throughout the world and that too with all safety being intact.
"My
friend, Sergey Lavrov, I am grateful for my meeting with you and the kind words
about my country. In the UAE, we are proud to have comprehensive strategic
relations with the Russian Federation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we
realised that our relations with Russia will witness significant development in
the coming years," Sheikh Abdullah said.
Sheikh Abdullah also stressed on the
friendly relations with Russia and discussed the strategic partnership between
the two nations, which was in turn hailed by the Russian minister also.
The Russian side showed great
enthusiasm for Expo 2020 Dubai saying that the country is extremely excited to
participate in the event while wishing success for the global event scheduled
to be held next year.
The meeting was also attended by Dr
Mohamed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, who is the ambassador of the UAE
extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation.
The state news agency WAM reported Sheikh Abdullah saying, “Next year, we shall
host the Expo 2020 Dubai, which was postponed from 2020 to 2021, and I am
confident that the presence of Russia will be an outstanding one. We are
looking forward to the Expo, as the first key global gathering after recovering
from COVID-19.”
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