President Sheikh Mohamed called for global action to tackle climate change as he met world leaders at the Cop29 summit in Baku.
In comments on social media, he said the world leaders "reiterated the importance of ongoing collective action to address climate change".
"The UAE remains committed to working with the international community to build upon the outcomes of previous climate conferences, including the historic UAE Consensus delivered at Cop28, towards a more sustainable future for all," he added.
He held meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as well as Zeljka Cvijanovic, a member of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
Sheikh Mohamed discussed co-operation on clean energy, sustainability and climate action, as well as ways to further develop those ties with each leader.
Later on Tuesday, during the opening ceremony of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Sheikh Mohamed on the historic UAE Consensus achieved during Cop28 and thanked the UAE for supporting Baku.
Mr Aliyev said his aim at this year's climate conference is to find agreement between developing and developed countries. He stressed his appreciation of multilateralism and cross-culturalism, noting that at least 72,000 participants from more than 196 countries have registered to attend.
During his visit, which ended as Sheikh Mohamed left shortly after 4pm on Tuesday, he also hosted a dinner for Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah.
Talks at Cop29 are intended to be the bridge between the UAE Consensus agreed on at Cop28 in Dubai last year – the aims include trebling clean energy by 2030 – and countries coming forward with concrete plans to fulfil the pledge before Cop30 in Brazil next year.
About 100 heads of state and government are expected to visit Azerbaijan’s capital, after the UAE handed over the Cop presidency on Monday.
Cop29 summit begins in Azerbaijan – in pictures
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Participants at the Cop29 venue in Baku, Azerbaijan. Reuters -
Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary in the German Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development, speaks in the Germany pavilion. Getty Images -
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Conference participants arrive on day four. Getty Images -
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From left, Jorge Perez, Rolando Escobar, Miguel Vasquez and Esteban Cama at a session on Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. AP -
President Sheikh Mohamed attends the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at Cop29, in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. UAE Presidential Court -
Sheikh Mohamed greets Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey. WAM -
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Cop29. Bloomberg -
Ding Xuexiang, China's first Vice Premier, at Cop29. Bloomberg -
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a plenary session at Cop29. AP -
Sudan's military leader Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, at Cop29. Bloomberg -
World leaders pose for a group photo at the Cop29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan. AP -
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, stands next to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters -
Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general, addresses Cop29. Bloomberg -
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev speaks during the Cop29 opening ceremony. Reuters -
Rafael Grossi, director general of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at Cop29. Bloomberg -
Activists demonstrate for climate justice and a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, on day one of Cop29. AP -
Cop28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber and Cop29 President Mukhtar Babayev at the official handover. AFP -
Dr Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, delivers a speech during the opening of Cop29 in Baku. AFP -
Mr Babayev speaks during the opening plenary session. AP -
An installation depicting a beached whale by the Belgian art collective Captain Boomer on an embankment in Baku. EPA -
The Turkey Solidarity Centre pavilion. Bloomberg -
Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, speaks during the opening ceremony. EPA -
People begin arriving for the start of Cop29 in Baku. Bloomberg -
Dr Al Jaber at Cop29 with Moroccan climate researcher Cherif El Khalil. AP -
A mosaic adorns a wall at the Cop29 venue, Baku Stadium, in the capital of Azerbaijan. Bloomberg -
A woman tries out a VR headset at the tourism booth as the Cop29 UN climate summit gets under way in Baku, Azerbaijan. AP
