Special Envoy of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Minister of Energy, H.E. Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei has paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, this morning at the President’s Office.

At the call, the Special Envoy delivered a special invitation to the President from the President of the United Arab Emirates, H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to make an official visit to UAE at the earliest. The Special Envoy extended to the President greetings from the President and Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He reiterated that UAE remains committed to strengthen the relationship between UAE and the Maldives to new heights and further enhance the development partnership between the two countries.

During the talks, the President welcomed the Special Envoy to the Maldives and conveyed his greetings and good wishes to the President as well as to the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE. Discussions mainly focused on potential areas to further strengthen the existing bilateral and commercial ties, particularly in the field of energy cooperation.

The President was accompanied at the call by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence and National Security, H.E. Adam Shareef Umar, Minister of State for Foreign Relations at the President’s Office, H.E. Mohamed Naseer, and Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Fathimath Inaya.