President Serzh Sargsyan met with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan

President Serzh Sargsyan arrived today on official visit to the United Arab Emirates. After the official welcome ceremony, there took place a meeting of the President of Armenia and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan in the extended format with the participation of the members of the official delegations. The meeting was followed by a tete-a-tete meeting of President Sargsyan and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan.

Noting that Armenia is interested in expanding the political dialogue and comprehensive cooperation with the UAE, the President of Armenia expressed hope that negotiations and agreements reached in the framework of the visit will make a considerable input to the development of Armenia-UAE relations.
Serzh Sargsyan noted with satisfaction that relations between Armenia and United Arab Emirates in the last decade have entered a new, more practical phase: the two countries have signed over two dozen agreements on cooperation in different areas, which will be augmented by new agreements to be signed in the framework of the visit.

The parties concurred that the interstate relations of Armenia and Arab states, including the UAE, which are based on a strong foundation of the centuries-long history and friendship of the Arab nations, today are developing successfully. In the context of bilateral cooperation the two sides stressed the importance of regular political consultations as well as reciprocal visits of different level.

The President of Armenia and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan stressed the importance of the works of the intergovernmental commission to speed up the current pace of the Armenian-UAE trade and economic cooperation. The commission, according to the parties, can become a good platform to study each other’s markets, to learn opportunities for profitable investments as well as to follow reforms and innovations in the economies of the two countries. The parties decided to boost the works aimed at the attractions of the UAE investments to the economy of Armenia and to find efficient mechanisms for the implementation of investment programs.

Along with the items on the bilateral agenda, at the meeting parties discussed also current international problems, the crisis in the Middle East, events unfolding there, problems and challenges existing in the South Caucasus, and the NK peace process.

Today in Abu Dhabi President Sargsyan met with the UAE Vice Prime Minister of Presidential Affairs Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

After the meeting, in honor of the President of Armenia the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan gave official dinner.