Bilateral relations between UAE, Belarus grow stronger
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed welcomed Pr esident Lukashenko, who is on a wor k visit t o t he UAE, and wished fur t her gr owt h and prosperity for Belar us and it s people
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has discussed with Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, the Uae-belarus bilateral relations and ways to enhance them to serve the interests of the two countries and their peoples.
At the beginning of the meeting, which took place at Qasr Al Shati, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed welcomed President Lukashenko, who is on a work visit to the UAE, and wished further growth and prosperity for Belarus and its people.
For his part, the Belarusian President thanked His Highness Sheikh Mohamed for the warm welcome, stressing his country’s keenness on strengthening its relations with the UAE.
Atending the meeting were Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court; Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Ministry of the Presidential Court; Ali Mohammed Al Shamsi,
Secretary-general of the Supreme Council for National Security; Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure; along with the delegation accompanying the Belarusian President.
Recently, Andrei Luchenok, Ambassador of Belarus to the UAE, said that the two friendly countries share deep-rooted ties dating back over three decades, adding that their cooperation in the areas of industry, energy, agriculture, telecommunications, transport and trade has witnessed significant development.
In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Luchenok stated that the UAE and Belarus share solid relations based on trust and mutual understanding.
Speaking about the ongoing advancement in their bilateral ties, supported by their leaderships, he explained that Belarus shares distinguished ties with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, particularly with the UAE, noting that their diplomatic relations were established in 1992.
He also talked about the historic visit of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al
Nahyan to Belarus in 2019, as well as the visits of Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, to the UAE, affirming that the friendship between the two countries has grown over the years.
On the volume of trade between the two countries, Luchenok explained that their non-oil foreign trade amounted to some US$82.6 million in 2021, with imports totalling US$32 million and non-oilexportstotallingus$44.5million,anincrease of 16.2 percent compared to their total non-oil foreign trade in 2020 valued at US$71.1 million.
On the joint projects launched by the two countries, he said that the UAE has become the largest investor in Belarus among GCC countries.
Following the establishment of the Uae-belarus diplomatic relations in 1992, Belarus opened its Embassy in Abu Dhabi in 1999, while the UAE Embassy in Minsk was inaugurated in 2008.
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