Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received on Tuesday His Highness Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah.

Shaikh Saud was accompanied by Shaikh Mohammad Bin Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, the Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah.

Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid congratulated Shaikh Saud on appointing Shaikh Mohammad Bin Saud as the crown prince of Ras Al Khaimah, and wished him success in carrying out his national responsibilities, actively contributing to raising the country’s status and protecting its supreme interests.

Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid and Shaikh Saud spoke to Shaikh Mohammad Bin Saud on his higher education in political science, as well as his ambitions to contribute towards more progress and prosperity for the UAE.

Shaikh Mohammad Bin Saud expressed his happiness at meeting with Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid, and expressed his full commitment to raising the country’s status under the vision and directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid.

Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, Dr. Hadef Jua’an Al Daheri, Minister of Justice and a number of senior officials were also present.