London: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan concluded his two-day state visit to the United Kingdom yesterday with an official meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron, who described the visit as “a turning point” in the two countries’ historic relations.
A series of agreements were also signed between the two countries, aimed at consolidating bilateral ties and cooperating in a number of regional and international issues, including a mega-deal in clean energy and initiating a biannual ‘dialogue of values’.
The President and Cameron “discussed bilateral cooperation in the regional and international issues of mutual interest,” officials said.
The UAE is looking forward to strengthening its relations with the UK through sustained joint investment projects that will increase to higher levels in the next few years, Shaikh Khalifa said during the talks.
Cameron paid tribute to the UAE’s balanced and wise policies internally and externally which led to an unprecedented level of progress in the region.
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, and his British counterpart William Hague signed two memorandums to explore mutual values, and to align quality institutions in both countries towards higher qualifications.
The dialogue of values memo will be supervised by the UAE-UK Taskforce, which will hold its first meeting this month, with follow-up meetings at six-monthly intervals. The discussions will strengthen cultural and political understanding between the UAE and the UK, as well as exploring the developments in the Middle East and North Africa.
