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President His Highness Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (left) with with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday Image Credit: Twitter/@MohamedBinZayed

St Petersburg: UAE President His Highness Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has arrived in St Petersburg and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Today I arrived in St. Petersburg and met with President Vladimir Putin. We discussed several issues of mutual concern, including the Ukraine crisis, and the importance of engaging in dialogue to reduce tensions and arrive at a diplomatic solution,” Sheikh Mohamed tweeted.