Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, will visit France on Wednesday.
Sheikh Mohamed will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris during the tour.
The two leaders are due to discuss relations and strategic co-operation between the nations during the visit, Wam reported.
They will review a number of issues of mutual interest and the latest developments in the region.
France and the UAE enjoy long-standing diplomatic ties.
Sheikh Mohamed and Mr Macron spoke on the phone last month to discuss ways to strengthen the friendship.
Days before the call, France thanked the UAE for helping its citizens to leave Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.
Florence Parly, France's Minister of the Armed Forces, offered her gratitude for the Emirati assistance during a phone call to Mohammed Al Bawardi, UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs.
Sheikh Mohamed embarked on an official visit to France in November, 2018.
During that trip he met Mr Macron as part of a summit in Paris.
The meeting was followed by a visit to the Louvre museum, where a photographic exhibition celebrating 100 years since the birth of Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father of the UAE, was on display.
Sheikh Mohamed met Emirati students studying in Paris at the exhibit.
Sheikh Mohamed visits France in 2018 – in pictures
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. All photos by Ministry of Presidential Affairs -
The two leaders sat down for lunch to discuss issues of bilateral co-operation, as well as signing further agreements in the fields of health and mutual investments. -
Sheikh Mohamed and Mr Macron then visited the Louvre, where an exhibition celebrating 100 years since the birth of Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father of the UAE, was on display. -
Sheikh Mohamed said the UAE and France are partners in the fight against extremism and terrorism. -
Sheikh Mohamed said the two countries support values of tolerance, promote dialogue, interaction and coexistence among peoples, civilisations and cultures. -
A picture posted on Sheikh Mohamed's Twitter page shows him and Mr Macron embracing, with the French leader wearing a Year of Zayed pin. -
Sheikh Mohamed meets Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces of France. -
Sheikh Mohamed talks with Ms Parly, fourth right, along with Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, CEO and managing director of Mubadala, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority and Abu Dhabi Executive Council member, right, and Deputy Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, Major General Essa Saif Al Mazrouei, second right.
