On June 1 Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, was received by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, in Kremlin.

They discussed the cooperation and friendship ties between the two countries along with an array of regional and international issues of common interest. Two leaders reviewed Russian-Emirati relations in economic, investment, commercial and political fields and the ways to strengthen them.

Following the meeting, a declaration on a strategic partnership between Russia and the UAE was signed.  It includes provisions regarding politics, security, economy and culture along with cooperation in the humanitarian, scientific, technological and tourist domains.

After the meeting, Vladimir Putin showed Mohammed Al Nahyan brand-new Russian-made Kortezh (Cortege) limousine.