President Sheikh Mohamed meets Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad

The meeting was attended by senior ministers and officials

President Sheikh Mohamed meets Prince Salman bin Hamad, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, during a Sea Palace barza. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, managing director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, with Prince Salman. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed and Prince Salman. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, at the Sea Palace with Prince Salman. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed and Prince Salman. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Prince Salman. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed speaks with Prince Salman. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mohamed and Prince Salman, with Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, and Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Abu Dhabi Executive Council member, speak to Prince Salman. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed and Prince Salman. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed looks on Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed greets Prince Salman. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

From left, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region; Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed; Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa, Private Secretary to the Crown Prince of Bahrain; Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy of Bahrain. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed and Prince Salman. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed met Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Prince Salman conveyed to Sheikh Mohamed the greetings of King Hamad.

The meeting was attended by Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation; Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region; Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed; Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.

Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination; Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office; Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed; Sheikh Zayed bin Mohamed, and several other sheikhs and senior officials were also present at the meeting.

Last month, King Hamad was on a visit to the UAE and met Sheikh Mohamed with several other Arab leaders, including Oman's Sultan Haitham, Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

The UAE and Bahrain are important trade partners.

In July 2022, Bahrain joined the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development, a bloc that comprises the UAE, Egypt and Jordan.

The bloc of four nations has a combined population of 122 million, accounting for 27 per cent of the Mena region and 49 per cent of its youth, those under 24 years of age.

The industrial partnership is expected to boost the gross domestic product of member countries by $809 billon. The alliance represents the world's largest combined raw aluminium exporter with an aggregate value of $6.76 billion.