Mohammed receives Iran foreign minister

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday received at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi, the Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.

Present were Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister.
 
Sheikh Mohammed Ali Akbar reviewed the overall current situation in the region and ways to promote peace and stability for the prosperity of their people.

During the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed reiterated the importance of establishing stability in the region and the importance of communication between officials in the UAE and the Islamic Republic of Iran with his confirmation on a mutual respect for sovereignty of states in the region.

He welcomed the visit of the Iranian minister and his accompanying delegation to the UAE, saying that it comes in the framework of communication between officials from both countries hailing the distinguished bilateral relations between UAE and Iran.

They also discussed the situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain as Sheikh Mohammed highlighted the Bahraini leadership wisdom in dealing with the events that occurred in the Kingdom of Bahrain recently.

The meeting was also attended by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Mohammad Reza Fayyad, Ambassador of Iran to UAE.

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