Meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on 22 December.

“I am very happy that we’ve managed to meet,” the UAE President welcomed his Belarusian counterpart.

Most of the meeting took place without mass media presence. Reporters managed to take only a few photos for the protocol due to the local traditions.

In particular, Aleksandr Lukashenko talked about his meeting with Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, UAE Minister of Investment, Managing Director of the investment fund ADQ. “The minister gave me a serious introduction to artificial intelligence. I’ve learned a lot of new things. We will think together how we will find contact points,” he remarked.

The Belarusian head of state also mentioned his working visit to Oman prior to the arrival in the UAE. “We’ve just been to Oman. The visit had been planned a very long time ago,” he said.

During the working visit of Aleksandr Lukashenko to the UAE attention was mainly paid to continuing and advancing cooperation in trade, economy, investment, humanitarian affairs, and other spheres of mutual interest.

The meeting of the presidents lasted for more than an hour. Afterwards Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan personally escorted Aleksandr Lukashenko to the aircraft’s stairs. The leaders of the countries said warm farewells. “You should definitely come! We have something to talk about,” the Belarus President extended an invitation.