His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the President of Ghana have discussed advancing relations between the two nations especially in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, and energy.
President Nana Akufo-Addo is on a working visit to the UAE, during which he attended his country's celebrations of its National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Sheikh Mohamed conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan while the Ghana President thanked Sheikh Mohamed for the warm reception, stressing his country's keenness to further advance cooperation over the coming period.
At the meeting in Abu Dhabi's Al Shati' Palace they also discussed a number of international and regional issues.
The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, and Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary General of the Supreme Council for National Security along with the delegation accompanying the President of Ghana.
The heavy rain and storms affecting the country since Sunday are forecast to continue on Wednesday, before reaching a peak on Thursday and overnight into Friday.
The United Arab Emirates air defences intercepted five ballistic missiles and 17 drones on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
An Eid Al Fitr carnival for children has been held in the Gaza Strip under the UAE's Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, as part of continuing efforts to bring joy to children in difficult circumstances.
The Ministry of Economy and Tourism, in cooperation with the economic development departments across the UAE, carried out around 8,168 inspection visits to markets from February 28 to March 17.
The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned the Iranian attacks that targeted Bahrain that resulted in the death of a Moroccan civilian contractor in the UAE Armed Forces during a routine mission as part of the Emirati crew.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call on Monday with Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), to discuss the implications of ongoing military escalation in the region.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke to President of Slovenia Dr. Natasha Berk-Musar where she condemned the ongoing Iranian attacks against the UAE and countries of the region, which target civilians, civilian facilities and infrastructure.