Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received at his Zabeel Palace today, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the delegation accompanying her.
Crown Prince of Dubai HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid, Deputy Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan were present at the meeting.
Sheikh Mohammed and Mrs. Clinton reviewed ties of friendship and cooperation between the UAE and the USA and ways to enhance them.
They also discussed the role played by the UAE women in the country’s development process.
The U.S. Secretary of State praised the status attained by the UAE women in both official and societal levels. She described UAE women as the “role model for the region’s women”.
During the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed and Mrs. Clinton touched on regional developments and issues related to security, stability and peace.
Mrs. Clinton underlined UAE’s key role in perpetuating peace in the region, referring to its active participation, under the directives of its wise leadership, in furthering stability in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A number of other Sheikhs, senior officials, Yousef Bin Mana Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the US and Richard Olson, the U.S. ambassador to the UAE also attended the meeting.
