His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday received the visiting Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlut Cavusoglu, and his accompanying delegation, at his Al Bahr Palace majlis.
Sheikh Mohamed welcomed the visit of Cavusoglu and discussed with him friendship and cooperation between the UAE and Turkey as well as ways to enhance them in the best interest of the two countries.
They also confirmed the importance of exerting all efforts to enhance co-operation between the two countries in the framework of the joint keenness of the two countries to safeguard the security and stability of the region. The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and the Turkish Foreign Minister also reviewed the latest developments in the region, and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual concern.
Among those who also attended the meeting were Sheikh Surour bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care & Special Needs (ZHO) ; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, and Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council.
Mohamed bin Zayed receives UAE national Jiu Jitsu team
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received 113 UAE National Jiu Jitsu team players, who won the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016, at Al Bahr Palace in Abu Dhabi.
The sports event concluded two days ago.
The meeting was attended by Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi, Chairman of UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, and of the Asian Jiu-Jitsu Union (AJJU), and other senior sports officials.
Sheikh Mohamed congratulated the players on outstanding results, and wished them good luck to score more victories in other international championships. He expressed his pleasure of meeting them after scoring excellent results in the championship.
He commended the skills of players and efforts of the administrative and technical staff for their diligent efforts to win top places in this championship and others. Sheikh Mohamed also praised the sponsors for their continuous support to make such sports events a success to boost the UAE sports status.
The players expressed their happiness at meeting Sheikh Mohamed, praising his advice and support for the game.
The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016 was held last week under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The 10-day sports event saw the participation of 6, 500 players, male and female, from 100 countries.