
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, sparking widespread reactions on social media platforms, as Emirati and Saudi officials praised the meeting as a strengthening of fraternal relations and strategic cooperation between the two countries.
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The meeting comes in the context of strengthening bilateral relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which play a pivotal role in regional and Gulf affairs.
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chief of the Presidential Cabinet, met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on Tuesday in Riyadh, which sparked widespread reactions on social media platforms, the most prominent of which we review.
Abdullah Al Hamed, head of the National Media Authority in the Emirates, wrote on his page on the “X” platform, Twitter previously: “Emirati-Saudi relations are a solid edifice that derives its depth from the unity of history and destiny, and its spirit beats with brotherhood that transcends the boundaries of geography to reside in hearts; The two countries have a common history that illuminates the present, a firm neighborhood that paves the way for the future, and a single destiny around which hearts unite before maps unite them. The meeting of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed with His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his highness’s visit to the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the invitation of His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman, embodies the value of fraternal visits as a solid bridge of cooperation, a tributary of goodness, and a spacious space that brings the two peoples together to advance the interests of the two countries. both countries, and supports the security and stability of the region.”
The head of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, Turki Al-Sheikh, re-published a photo of the meeting on his page on the same platform and wrote: “His Highness, the Crown Prince, meets with His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and they review the fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries, and the developments of the situation in the region.”
Emirati academic Abdul Khaleq Abdullah wrote on the same platform: “Today’s visit by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed to Saudi Arabia removes many misunderstandings, paves the way for a promising page, and restores strategic cooperation and coordination between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh to its previous era to resolve the crises of the region, from Yemen, Sudan, and the Horn of Africa, through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, the relationship with Iran, and the unification of the Gulf House.”
For his part, Saudi Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaed also re-published the photo on his page and commented on it by placing the flags of Saudi Arabia and the Emirates side by side.
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