(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
US President Joe Biden congratulated Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan on being elected Saturday as the UAE's president following
his brother's death, Trend reports citing Al Arabiya .
“I congratulate my long-time friend Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan on his election as President of the United Arab Emirates,”
Biden said in a statement, adding that he looked forward to working
with the leader“to further strengthen the bonds between our
countries and peoples.”
US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to the UAE on Monday
to lead a presidential delegation“and offer condolences on behalf
of the Biden-Harris administration and the American people” on the
death of the previous president, Sheikh Khalifa, her office said in
a statement Saturday.
In Abu Dhabi, Harris will meet with Sheikh Mohamed and
“underscore the strength of the partnership between our countries
and our desire to further deepen our ties in the coming months and
years,” the statement said.
The UAE's Federal Supreme Council elected Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the President of the UAE
earlier on Saturday.
It makes 61-year-old Sheikh Mohamed the third President of the
UAE.
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- Joe Biden
- Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan
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