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Abu Dhabi / WAM
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on Monday discussed ways of enhancing bilateral relations and tackled a variety of regional and global issues of common interest.
During an official session of talks at the Presidential Palace, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and the visiting Uzbek President explored opportunities and potentials for expanding joint cooperation across investment, economic, agricultural, tourist and industrial spheres in order to achieve aspirations of the two countries and their peoples for development and progress and serve their mutual interest.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed emphasised that the UAE pays attention to the importance of joint cooperation with the friendly Republic of Uzbekistan in various domains. He said the UAE-Uzbekistan’s relations were established on the pillars of mutual confidence, respect and understanding in addition to the common values and principles on tolerance, coexistence, communication and cooperation.
HH Sheikh Mohammed stressed the need for harnessing investment, economic and cultural opportunities available in the two countries and building constructive partnerships between the public and private sectors in both countries.
President Mirziyoyev said he was delighted at his first visit to the UAE and meeting with HH Sheikh Mohamed. He underscored his country’s desire to expand and diversify its relations with the UAE to include investment, economic, cultural and industrial sectors driven by the shared political will and promising potential available in both countries.
At the conclusion of the talks, the UAE and Uzbekistan expressed their aspiration for greater joint cooperation and work across areas of investment, economy, culture, agriculture, technology, tourism and science which serve development and progress for peoples of the two friendly countries. The two countries highlight the shared values of tolerance, coexistence, cooperation and friendship and interaction with other countries. They also stressed the importance of maximising international efforts to realising world peace, security and stability, which remains the key bedrock for development, progress and prosperity for the peoples of the region and world and deliver better future for generations.
Writing in the visitor’s book at the Presidential Palace, the Uzbek President thanked the UAE for the warm reception and generous hospitality accorded to him and his accompanying delegation, praising the deeply rooted human values of the UAE and the cultural renaissance it achieved.
Sheikh Mohamed also hosted a luncheon banquet in honour of President Mirziyoyev and his accompanying delegation.
Present at the talks from the UAE were Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council, FNC; HH Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region; HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court; Shaikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Director of The Martyrs’ Families’ Affairs Office at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court; Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Minister of the Federal Supreme Council at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs; Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs;Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry;Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development; Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment;Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation; Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State; Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State; Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and a number of other ministers and senior officials.
A high-level Uzbek delegation including H. Sultanov, Advisor to the President; Elyor Ganiev, Deputy Prime Minister;Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Sardor Umurzakov, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade; and Bakhtiar Khaderovic Ibrahimov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the UAE, attended the talks.
UAE, Uzbekistan ink number of deals, MoUs
Abu Dhabi / WAM
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, on Monday witnessed at the Presidential Palace the ceremony of exchange of protocols, Memoranda of Understanding and programmes for strengthening joint partnerships and opening up new avenues for joint cooperation between the two countries.
The two sides signed an agreement to grant a plot of land for building the embassy of Uzbekistan in the UAE; a cooperation protocol on mutual visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports, a cooperation programme between the ministries of foreign affairs for the period from 2019 to 2021 and a protocol for technical cooperation between the ministries of foreign affairs.
Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Abdulaziz Kamilov, Uzbek Minister of Foreign Affairs, exchanged the agreements.
A cooperation protocol on manpower and domestic helpers was exchanged by Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, and Elyor Ganiev, Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister.
Ali Saeed Matar Al Neyadi, Customs Commissioner and Chairman of the Federal Customs Authority, and Elyor Ganiev, Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister, exchanged an agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters.
Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and Sardor Umurzakov, Uzbek Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade; exchanged a cooperation protocol between the UAE ministry and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of Uzbekistan.
Three cooperation agreements were exchanged between Mubadala Group and its Uzbek counterparts by Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Mubadala, and Sardor Umurzakov, Uzbek Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade.
An MoU on joint technical military cooperation was exchanged by Tareq Abdul Raheem Al Hosani, Chief Executive Officer of Tawazun Economic Council, and Ibadullaev Atabek, Chairman of Uzbekistan State Committee for Defence Industry.
The ceremony was attended by Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council, FNC; H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region;H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs;H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court;Shaikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Director of The Martyrs’ Families’ Affairs Office at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court;Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Minister of the Federal Supreme Council at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs;Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs;Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry;Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development;
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State; ,Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State; and a number of other ministers and senior officials.
A high-level Uzbek delegation including H. Sultanov, Advisor to the President; Elyor Ganiev, Deputy Prime Minister;Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Sardor Umurzakov, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade; and Bakhtiar Khaderovic Ibrahimov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the UAE, and other Uzbek officials attended the ceremony..
