Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Social media activists interacted with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, on a visit to Russia.
Activists on social media highlighted the word “thank you” that Putin said to Mohammed bin Zayed after the latter congratulated him on his birthday.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed had expressed his happiness for the meeting with Putin, underlining that he had not met Putin for almost 3 years in light of the spread of the Corona virus in the world, adding that “despite the presence of Covid, we have doubled the volume of trade between us from 2.5 to 5 billion dollars, and the number of tourists The Russians have risen to half a million, we celebrated the first Russian school this year and we have 4,000 Russian companies “.
The president of the UAE continued: “All this strengthens the bridge we have built together. We believe that in the coming years we will double all these numbers. I am very happy to see you, my friend, Mr. President.”
For his part, the Russian president said that “in the 50 years of our diplomatic relations, our contacts have developed gradually and upwards. Despite the complexity of today’s relations in the world, relations between Russia and the United Arab Emirates are an important factor in achieving stability in the region and throughout the world.
He added: “We are grateful to you for your mediation efforts, which have resulted in the resolution of a number of rather sensitive humanitarian issues. I am aware of your concern for the evolution of the situation as a whole and your desire to contribute to the resolution. of all controversial issues, including the crisis that is taking place in Ukraine today. I would like to emphasize that this is indeed an important factor that allows you to use your influence to move towards a solution of the situation “.
