Turkish president hosts UAE counterpart in Istanbul for talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 10 met with his Emirati counterpart in Istanbul for talks.

No further information was shared on Erdogan's closed-door meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Ataturk Airport, Anadolu reports.

Al Nahyan on June 10 tweeted in Turkish after meeting 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.