• President Sheikh Mohamed is received by Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, upon arriving at Hamad International Airport in Doha. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Presidential Court
    President Sheikh Mohamed is received by Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, upon arriving at Hamad International Airport in Doha. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Presidential Court
  • Sheikh Mohamed with Sheikh Tamim in Doha at the start of an official visit. Hamad Al Kaabi / Presidential Court
    Sheikh Mohamed with Sheikh Tamim in Doha at the start of an official visit. Hamad Al Kaabi / Presidential Court
  • Sheikh Mohamed with Sheikh Tamim at the Amiri Diwan. Seen with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, National Security Adviser. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Presidential Court
    Sheikh Mohamed with Sheikh Tamim at the Amiri Diwan. Seen with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, National Security Adviser. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Presidential Court
  • Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court; Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, National Security Adviser; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed; and Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad, Private Affairs Adviser in the Presidential Court, attend a meeting with Sheikh Tamim during a reception at the Amiri Diwan. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Presidential Court
    Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court; Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, National Security Adviser; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed; and Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad, Private Affairs Adviser in the Presidential Court, attend a meeting with Sheikh Tamim during a reception at the Amiri Diwan. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Presidential Court
  • Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Tamim stand for the national anthem during a reception at the Amiri Diwan. Abdulla Al Neyadi / Presidential Court
    Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Tamim stand for the national anthem during a reception at the Amiri Diwan. Abdulla Al Neyadi / Presidential Court
  • Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Tamim inspect the Qatar Guard of Honour. Rashed Al Mansoori / Presidential Court
    Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Tamim inspect the Qatar Guard of Honour. Rashed Al Mansoori / Presidential Court
  • The Qatar Guard of Honour stands to attention during a reception for Sheikh Mohamed. Abdulla Al Neyadi / Presidential Court
    The Qatar Guard of Honour stands to attention during a reception for Sheikh Mohamed. Abdulla Al Neyadi / Presidential Court
  • Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Tamim inspect the Qatar Guard of Honour. Rashed Al Mansoori / Presidential Court
    Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Tamim inspect the Qatar Guard of Honour. Rashed Al Mansoori / Presidential Court
  • Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Tamim at the Amiri Diwan. Rashed Al Mansoori / Presidential Court
    Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Tamim at the Amiri Diwan. Rashed Al Mansoori / Presidential Court
  • Camel riders participate in a reception for Sheikh Mohamed at the Amiri Diwan. Abdulla Al Neyadi / Presidential Court
    Camel riders participate in a reception for Sheikh Mohamed at the Amiri Diwan. Abdulla Al Neyadi / Presidential Court
  • President Sheikh Mohamed is driven by the Emir of Qatar. Presidential Court
    President Sheikh Mohamed is driven by the Emir of Qatar. Presidential Court
  • President Sheikh Mohamed bids farewell to Sheikh Tamim before leaving from Hamad International Airport, at the end of his official visit to Qatar. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court
    President Sheikh Mohamed bids farewell to Sheikh Tamim before leaving from Hamad International Airport, at the end of his official visit to Qatar. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court

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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed meets Sheikh Tamim in Qatar

Sheikh Mohamed congratulated Qatar on its hosting of the World Cup

The National

December 05, 2022

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President Sheikh Mohamed visited Qatar on Monday and congratulated its people on a successful hosting of the Fifa World Cup.

The President accepted an invitation from Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, state news agency Wam reported.

He was welcomed to Hamad International Airport by Sheikh Tamim. The two leaders were photographed on a brief drive in Sheikh Tamim's Bentley.

Sheikh Mohamed said he was pleased to discuss relations and ways to strengthen them. The visit was the first by Sheikh Mohamed since he became President earlier this year.

The UAE leader congratulated Qatar on its hosting of the Fifa World Cup.

"Today I arrived in Doha to discuss areas of mutual interests and strengthening bilateral ties between our nations," Sheikh Mohamed wrote on Twitter.

"I congratulate my brother Tamim bin Hamad and the people of Qatar on hosting the FIFA World Cup and wish them continued success."

Sheikh Tamim said they discussed various regional and international issues of common concern, "foremost of which are ways to support security and stability in the region".

Sheikh Mohamed departed on Monday afternoon, thanking Sheikh Tamim for the visit.

The president was in Qatar as it hosts the second round of the Fifa World Cup 2022, an event that has drawn thousands of football fans and put the Gulf in the spotlight.

The meeting "is another step towards strengthening Gulf solidarity and joint action," Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said on Twitter.

The visit will be seen as a sign of the further mending of relations following the Al Ula agreement in the Saudi desert last year.

That deal, to reset ties with Qatar, followed a four-year impasse between the Gulf states and Qatar over Doha's support for extremist groups.

Sheikh Mohamed was accompanied by the Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed, National Security Adviser, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, Special Affairs Adviser in the Presidential Court and Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority and member of the Executive Council.

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