Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Expo 2020 Dubai – in pictures
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, welcomes Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish President, to Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: Dubai Media Office -
The Turkish leader’s visit to the world’s fair concluded his first official trip to the Emirates in almost a decade. Photo: Dubai Media Office -
Sheikh Mohammed, Mr Erdogan and an official tour Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: Dubai Media Office -
Mr Erdogan said the two countries should ‘act together to achieve a brighter future’. Photo: Dubai Media Office -
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, with President Erdogan at Expo 2020 Dubai. All photos hereafter: Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Tuesday was the second and last day of the Turkish president's trip to the UAE. -
Turkey marked its National Day on Tuesday, which included a flag-raising ceremony at the Expo site. -
‘I am truly happy to be with you on the occasion of the Expo 2020 Dubai Turkish National Day. I congratulate the friendly and sisterly UAE for the large scale event despite the pandemic conditions,’ Mr Erdogan said in a public address. -
People gather outside Al Wasl Plaza for the occasion. -
A musical performance during the visit of President Erdogan to Expo 2020 Dubai. -
Music for Turkey's National Day.
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