His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia, discussed bilateral ties between the two countries and ways of boosting them in all areas. They also talked about regional and international issues of mutual concern. Their discussion took place during their recent meeting in Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi.
At the start of the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed Čaputová and conveyed her the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his best wishes of more development and prosperity for Slovakia. The meeting addressed recent developments, in light of the latest Houthi attacks on civilian facilities in the UAE, which threaten regional and international security. In this regard, Čaputová denounced the attacks and all forms of Houthi’s threats to regional security and stability.
The meeting also addressed Slovakia’s participation in Expo 2020 Dubai and highlighted the event’s importance to promoting cooperation between countries, cultures and communities, to ensure a better future for everyone. Čaputová expressed her happiness at visiting the UAE and thanked His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed for his warm welcome and articulated her keenness to enhance relations between the two friendly countries.