ISTANBUL 

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday tweeted in Turkish after meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.

“I had the pleasure of meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during my visit to Türkiye today,” Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan wrote in Turkish.

“We discussed ways to further strengthen economic cooperation and the strategic partnership between our two nations, and ways to promote regional stability towards a prosperous future for all,” he added.

Earlier, Erdogan met with the UAE president in Istanbul.

No further information was shared on the closed-door meeting.

Al Nahyan, who is in Türkiye to watch the UEFA Champions League final, was among world leaders who congratulated Erdogan after his reelection on May 28.

*Writing by Ikram Kouachi​​​​​​​