President Sheikh Mohamed received a call from Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday.
The countries' leaders discussed bilateral relations and how to enhance those partnerships to aid further development, state news agency Wam reported.
Mr Sharif, who is stepping down before his term ends next month, expressed his appreciation to Sheikh Mohamed for the UAE’s continued support in strengthening Pakistan’s economy and furthering its sustainable development.
The Pakistani Prime Minister was also full of praise for the UAE’s long-standing approach of extending assistance to Pakistan and its people, and expressed his pride in the historic relations between the two countries.
Sheikh Mohamed, in turn, said the UAE was keen to to strengthen bilateral relations and constructive co-operation for the benefit of both nations.
The language of diplomacy in 1853
Treaty of Peace in Perpetuity Agreed Upon by the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast on Behalf of Themselves, Their Heirs and Successors Under the Mediation of the Resident of the Persian Gulf, 1853
(This treaty gave the region the name “Trucial States”.)
We, whose seals are hereunto affixed, Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar, Chief of Rassool-Kheimah, Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboo Dhebbee, Sheikh Saeed bin Buyte, Chief of Debay, Sheikh Hamid bin Rashed, Chief of Ejman, Sheikh Abdoola bin Rashed, Chief of Umm-ool-Keiweyn, having experienced for a series of years the benefits and advantages resulting from a maritime truce contracted amongst ourselves under the mediation of the Resident in the Persian Gulf and renewed from time to time up to the present period, and being fully impressed, therefore, with a sense of evil consequence formerly arising, from the prosecution of our feuds at sea, whereby our subjects and dependants were prevented from carrying on the pearl fishery in security, and were exposed to interruption and molestation when passing on their lawful occasions, accordingly, we, as aforesaid have determined, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, to conclude together a lasting and inviolable peace from this time forth in perpetuity.
Taken from Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939: the Imperial Oasis, by Clive Leatherdale
