Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed hosts Sea Palace barzas - in pictures

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi received an international cast of visitors

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, receives Dr Mishaal bin Fahm Al Salami, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, during a Sea Palace barza. Seen with Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC). Courtesy Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi ---

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, receives Hartwig Loger, Austria's Minister of Finance Austria, during a Sea Palace barza. Seen with Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State, Chairman of Masdar and CEO of Adnoc Group. Courtesy Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi ---

(L-R) HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, HH Sheikh Saeed bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Butti Al Hamed and HH Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs (ZHO), attend a Sea Palace barza. Rashed Al Mansoori / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (right), receives Dr Mishaal bin Fahm Al Salami, Speaker of the Arab Parliament during a Sea Palace barza. Courtesy Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (third left), receives Hartwig Loger, Austria's Minister of Finance of Austria (second left), during a Sea Palace barza. Seen with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed , Ruler's Representative in Al Ain (right), Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed bin Tahnoon (second right) and Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State, Chairman of Masdar and CEO of Adnoc Group (third right). Courtesy Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, receives Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes (right), during a Sea Palace barza. Seen with Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State, Chairman of Masdar and CEO of Adnoc Group (back centre). Courtesy Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (fifth right), receives Hartwig Loger, Austria's Minister of Finance during a Sea Palace barza. Seen with Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (right), Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain (second right), Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed (third right) and Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State, Chairman of Masdar and CEO of Adnoc Group (fourth right). Courtesy of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

From left to right: Sheikh Saeed bin Mohammed, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member, HH Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs (ZHO), Sheikh Mohamed bin Butti and Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, attend a Sea Palace barza. Courtesy Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (front row, ninth left), stands for a photograph with members of "Brainstorm Alliance" initiative, coordinated by The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), during a Sea Palace barza. Courtesy Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (front row fifth left), stands for a photograph with members of "Brainstorm Alliance" initiative, co-ordinated by The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), during a Sea Palace barza. Seen with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain (front row, fourth left), Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed (front centre) an Dr Jamal Al Suwaidi, Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) (front row, fourth right). Courtesy Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (front row 13th left), stands for a photograph with members of "Brainstorm Alliance" initiative, co-ordinated by The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), during a Sea Palace barza. Courtesy Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed played host to a variety of visitors - from an Austrian government minister to the speaker of the Arab Parliament - during a series of royal appointments at Sea Palace in Abu Dhabi.

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces welcomed guests at Sea Palace barzas held in the capital.

Sheikh Mohammed sat down for discussions with key figures from the Middle East and further afield, including Dr Mishaal bin Fahm Al Salami, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Hartwig Loger, Minister of Finance for Austria and members of the Brainstorm Alliance initiative.