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UAE Vice President leaves for Russia on a two-day official visit
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, left for Russia on Monday on a two-day official visit.
- WAM
- Published: 11:32 March 30, 2009
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, left for Russia on Monday on a two-day official visit.
The visit is in response to an invitation by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Shaikh Mohammad will hold talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on bilateral relations and new avenues of cooperation in all fields, especially the economic, cultural, tourism and technological sectors.
They will also discuss regional and international developments and other issues of mutual interest.
Accompanying Shaikh Mohammad on the visit is a high-level official delegation, including Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler, Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Interior Minister, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group, Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Capital Affairs, Dr Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other ministers and senior officials.
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