On February 23, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who is with official Russian delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov in Abu Dhabi, met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan – the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Co-Chairman of Intergovernmental Russian-Emirate Commission for Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation.

Issues related to cooperation in the field of air traffic, industry, as well as implementation of joint projects in some areas of the economy were discussed during the meeting. Also, traditional areas of bilateral Russia-United Arab Emirates relations were touched upon.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited a number of stands of Russian companies - participants of the International Defense Exhibition IDEX-2015 (National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi).