Russian Federation & United Arab Emirates

The Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates build their relations on a solid basis of respect for mutual interests, respect each other, to establish promising business partnership. From year to year there are strong linkages both at the highest political level and at the level of direct business ties between companies. Highly effective mutual investment process, export and import operations all of this suggests a robust international mutually beneficial partnership. Regular meetings between the leaders of our countries are one of the clearest confirmations of friendship and cooperation.

The meeting Vladimir Putin with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Mohammed Al Nahyan at the Kremlin, Moscow which was last year, was a historical stage in development of friendship and cooperation.

During that meeting President of Russia Vladimir Putin said: ‘It is my great pleasure to welcome you to Moscow. We consider it very important that we have developed such good relations, which we continuously maintain at the top level and promote. Regrettably, our trade has decreased for certain reasons, but our Intergovernmental Commission focuses on four major areas, and I hope that our colleagues will make a positive contribution to our cooperation. Naturally, investment cooperation is extremely important. I know that specific plans already exist, and we will, of course, welcome and support them. It goes without saying that we think your visit is very well timed, considering the need to discuss regional developments.’

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed Al Nahyan said: ‘I am very happy to be in Moscow today. Indeed, as you said, trade has fallen, but that is why we came to Moscow. We are in Moscow because Moscow plays a serious role in the Middle East. We attach great importance to continuous dialogue both on the further development of our bilateral relations and on the ways of enhancing stability in the Middle East. We strongly believe in the development of our relations and are striving to make them a firm foundation for our future cooperation.’

Such meetings at the highest level are held regularly and with great success. For example, at one of the meetings even the two leaders stressed the importance of consolidating the international community’s efforts to fight international terrorism effectively. Mr. Putin informed the Crown Prince in detail on various aspects of Russia’s action to unblock the Syrian crisis, including the concrete results achieved by the Russian Aerospace Forces in their operations against Islamic State and other radical groups. The two leaders agreed to continue close contacts through the relevant agencies and coordinate their steps to implement the results of the International Syria Support Group’s meeting in Vienna. The two leaders also exchanged views on intensifying cooperation between Russia and the United Arab Emirates in various areas.