On 23 February 2015, the official delegation from Russia headed by Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and accompanied by Tatarstan President Rustam Minikhanov visited Abu Dhabi. Within the framework of the visit, the meeting was held between the members of the Russian delegation and Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates and Co-Chairman of Intergovernmental Russian and Emirates Committee on Trade, Economic and Technologic Cooperation.
Russia’s Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov is also the Co-Chairman of the Committee from the Russian side.
During the meeting, parties discussed issues of cooperation in the sphere of flight connections, manufacturing industry, and implementation of joint projects in various sectors of the economy.
Traditional areas of bilateral relations between Russia and Emirates were also discussed at the meeting.