Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met with Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, to discuss ways to tackle extremism in the region during a visit to Moscow.
Updated: May 29, 2015, 12:00 AM
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Russia - in pictures
he foreign ministers exchanged views on regional and international developments as well as on the positions of their countries on fighting terrorism, Maxim Shipenkov / EPA
‘Extremism was a main topic in my talks today with my colleague, the Russian foreign minister,’ said Sheikh Abdullah. Yuri Kadobnov / AFP Photo
‘It may be an ideological issue, but today we see its consequences on peoples, states and the future of the region,’ said Sheikh Abdullah. WAM
Mr Lavrov said that he and Sheikh Abdullah had discussed the most important issues facing the Middle East: ‘We discussed the situations in Yemen, Syria, Libya and Iraq.’ WAM
Sheikh Abdullah said the UAE is working on promoting cooperation with Russia in the political, economic, investment, trade and energy domains, among others. WAM
In turn, the Russian foreign minister said he welcomed Sheikh Abdullah’s visit to further discuss cooperation in various fields of interest for their two countries. WAM
Mr Lavrov hosted a dinner banquet in honour of Sheikh Abdullah and his delegation, which included Major General Faris Al Mazrouei, Assistant Foreign Minister for Military and Security Affairs, Ahmed Al Jarman, Assistant Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, and Omar Ghobash, Ambassador of the UAE to Russia. WAM
Mr Lavrov said that cooperation between Russia and the UAE will be discussed on Friday during a meeting between Sheikh Abdullah and Denis Manturov, the Russian minister of trade and industry. WAM