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UAE leaders offer condolences to Putin on death of Russian Ambassador

Sunday, 17 January 2021 18:02

WAM

The UAE's President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the death of Russia's Ambassador to the UAE, Sergei Kuznetsov.

Similar messages have been sent by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and also by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

UAE leaders offer condolences to President Putin on death of Russian Ambassador#WamNews https://t.co/VoePPLIiyk
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) January 17, 2021

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