HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid receives invitation to visit China
Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, and his delegation at Zabeel Palace on Saturday evening.
The visiting Chinese minister conveyed to H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid an official invitation from the chairman of China’s State Council to visit China. He accepted the invitation and expressed appreciation of the State Council’s generous gesture.
Minister Yi also conveyed to H.H. Sheikh Mohammed the greetings of the chairman.
During the meeting, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and the Chinese minister explored a number of regional matters and ways of bolstering the historic friendship and cooperation relations between the leaderships and peoples of their two friendly countries.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid welcomed the Chinese minister and expressed his confidence that the exchange of visits by the senior officials of the two countries would further strengthen the bilateral relations in all spheres and help realise the aspirations of the leaders of the two countries as well as their interest in elevating the relations to higher and more inclusive levels for the benefit of the peoples of the two friendly countries.
The meeting was attended by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation; Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State; Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State; Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Director-General of the Court of Dubai Ruler; Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director-general of Protocol and Hospitality Departments-Dubai, Omar Ahmed Adi Al Bitar, Ambassador of the UAE to China.
China’s Ambassador to the UAE, Chang Hua, also attended the meeting