Turkish President Erdogan arrives in Abu Dhabi on first official go to to UAE in almost a decade

The 2 nations will signal quite a few agreements after the leaders maintain bilateral talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Abu Dhabi on a two-day state go to to the UAE.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, obtained Erdogan and his accompanying delegation upon his arrival on the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi on Monday, February 14.

He was additionally obtained by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs. President Erdogan arrived on board a Presidential flight.

The 2 nations will signal quite a few agreements after the leaders maintain bilateral talks.

The go to marked a landmark step in direction of strengthening ties between the 2 nations, revolving round mutual pursuits.

Earlier than he departed from Ankara, Erdogan tweeted, “We began a brand new period in Turkey – UAE relations when Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed visited us in 2021. Immediately, we set out for Abu Dhabi to construct on this momentum.”

He wrote: “The dialogue and cooperation between Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are vital for the peace and stability of our total area. We don’t contemplate the safety and stability of all brotherly nations within the Gulf area separate from our personal.”

The Emirati-Turkish relations witnessed a qualitative leap with the go to of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed to Ankara in November 2021, on the invitation of the Turkish President.

The commerce quantity between the UAE and Turkey within the first half of 2021 stood at greater than Dh26.4 billion, with a development leap of 100 per cent, in comparison with the identical interval in 2020.

The relations between the UAE and Turkey are witnessing steady growth in important sectors, mirroring the keenness of the management of the 2 nations to develop joint work and create extra alternatives for cooperation, state information company Wam reported.