Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan at Zabeel Palace. Crown Prince of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attended the meeting.
Sheikh Mohammed welcomed President Nazarbayev, affirming the strong relations and friendship between the UAE and Kazakhstan at all levels.
From his side, President Nazarbayev expressed his happiness to meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. Sheikh Mohammed and his guest discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two friendly peoples and countries, stressing the historic ties since Kazakhstan’s independence from the erstwhile Soviet Union. President of Kazakhstan also highlighted the great achievements accomplished by the people of the UAE at all levels. He also expressed admiration at continuous changes in Dubai which amazed the world with its astonishing development. President Nazarbayev said: “When we decided to modernise Astana, our capital city, and building an ideal infrastructure, we benefited from Dubai's achievements and experience, especially the establishment of Astana International Financial Centre”.
Sheikh Mohammed hailed President Nazarbayev’s testimony. He also emphasised that the UAE's successful experiences in various fields "is in service of all friendly countries." Sheikh Mohammed added: "We are pleased to contribute in developing the Astana International Financial Centre and other premises in Kazakhstan. We are also ready to welcome any request from Kazakhstan."
Sheikh Mohammed also accepted the invitation of President of Kazakhstan to visit Astana, which will take place in an appropriate time.
Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of State for Tolerance Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Health and Prevention and head of honorary mission accompanying President of Kazakhstan Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Director-General of His Highness the Ruler's Court Mohammed Ibrahim AI Shaibani, Director General of Dubai Protocol Department Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, ssistant to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurlan Onzhanov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UAE Kairat Lama Sharif and Governor of the Astana International Financial Centre Kairat Kelimbetov attended the meeting.
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