Sheikh Mohamed meets Belarus President in Minsk

Saturday, 14 September 2019 07:24

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has held talks with Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk.

As part of Sheikh Mohamed’s official state visit to the country, he also laid a wreath at the Memorial of Unknown Soldier in Minsk.

The Minsk Hero City Memorial was built to honour the soldiers who were killed while defending Belarus in the Second World War.

On Friday the two leaders held official talks which revolved around strengthening bilateral ties.

They also discussed the latest regional and global developments of mutual interest and exchanged views on them.

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