President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been welcomed at a formal reception ceremony in Paris to mark the official start of his inaugural state visit to France. He was received at the Army Museum in Les Invalides by Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu, accompanied by members of the French Republican Guard.
According to state news agency WAM, the visit is an opportunity to reinforce and expand the longstanding strategic partnership between the UAE and France.
Tweeting in French, Arabic and English, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed said he was pleased to meet “my friend President Emmanuel Macron”.
Sheikh Mohamed will meet several French officials during the two-day visit, including Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne; President of the Senate Gérard Larcher; and President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet.
The UAE has maintained and strengthened its relationship with France through decades of action-driven, bilateral partnerships across climate change, sustainable technology, space exploration, cultural exchange, traditional energy, and regional security.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed said that collaboration across energy of all kinds is critical, noting that the Emirates is committed to supporting energy security to all people. During the two-day visit, an agreement in the field of energy is expected, while a second will relate to the establishment of a French-Emirati business council.
In discussing regional and global instability, the leaders also expressed their joint commitment to favoring de-escalation, peaceful co-existence and relationship building as a way of working towards resolving such challenges. Sheikh Mohamed discussed the important role that France has undertaken in the Middle East, noting his interest in continuing to work together with France to promote peace, stability, and security for all in the region.
Analysts believe the decision to select France as Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed's first state visit is considered highly significant and a recognition of the strength of ties between the two countries and their leaders.
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