ISTANBUL

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed his visiting counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the capital Ankara with an official welcoming ceremony.

Also attending the ceremony were Türkiye's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, National Intelligence Organization head Ibrahim Kalin, and other officials.

The first meeting of the Türkiye-UAE High-Level Strategic Council, established in 2023, will be held during al Nahyan's visit, Turkish Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said on Tuesday.

During meetings at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara, steps to deepen the countries’ strategic partnership will be discussed, he said.

Current regional and global issues will also be addressed, Duran added.