Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday received several new Arab and foreign ambassadors.

Shaikh Mohammad welcomed the ambassadors and wished them success in their new posts that help strengthen the UAE's friendly relations and cooperation with their respective countries. He also assured them that the concerned authorities will provide all necessary means to achieve this objective.

The new ambassadors received by Shaikh Mohammad are Mauritanian ambassador Hameed Ould Ahmad Talib, Indian ambassador M.K. Lokesh, United Kingdom ambassador Dominic Jeremy, and Sri Lankan ambassador Sarath Wijesinghe.

Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, Dr. Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, and other senior officials were also present during the meeting.