President Erdoğan meets UAE VP Sheikh Mansour in Istanbul
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday acquired the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Istanbul amid rising ties between Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates.
According to Turkish sources, the assembly happened on the Dolmabahçe Working Office and was additionally attended by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
In an announcement shared on his X account following his assembly with President Erdoğan, Sheikh Mansour mentioned the UAE views strengthening partnerships and creating new alternatives for cooperation as a constant pillar of its relations with international locations world wide. He added that the 2 mentioned methods to deepen bilateral cooperation sides and broaden it throughout numerous sectors in a way that serves mutual pursuits and helps growth and prosperity for each nations.
Erdoğan’s July 2023 visit to the UAE marked a new milestone in relations as the 2 international locations determined to arrange a high-level strategic council, primarily recognizing one another as strategic companions. Since then, industrial relations between the 2 international locations elevated considerably. Sheikh Mohammed was a visitor of Erdoğan final July, co-chairing the primary assembly of the council, after Erdoğan’s final go to to his nation in February 2024.
The UAE is Türkiye’s largest commerce companion in the Gulf and bilateral commerce quantity was about $16 billion in 2024. The two international locations purpose to extend it to $20 billion in the brief time period and $40 billion in the medium time period.