President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday arrived in Moscow for an official visit to Russia.
The UAE President's was escorted by Russian military aircraft just before it landed at Vnukovo Airport.
An official reception was accorded to the UAE leader at the airport, where the national anthems of the UAE and Russia were played and an honour guard assembled.
Sheikh Mohamed is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the leaders expected to discuss areas of mutual interest.
The UAE leader's delegation includes Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Advisor to the UAE President; Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Secretary-General of Supreme Council for National Security; Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and others.
UAE launches annual award to honour changemakers
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan attends GCC joint military drill in Bahrain
UAE President discusses regional developments with Syrian counterpart
UAE strongly condemns renewed Iranian hostile attack on Kuwait
UAE condemns Damietta Port incident, Egypt investigation continues
UAE fuel prices to go up in August
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed announces scholarships for Serbian students at UAE universities
Abu Dhabi sets January deadline to remove junk food at supermarket checkouts
