UAE-Oman relations will remain strong, says Mohamed bin Zayed

Muscat - Sheikh Mohamed praised the late Sultan Qaboos' role in building the modern Sultanate of Oman.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, offered his condolences to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said on the demise of Sultan Qaboos. 
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed conveyed the condolences of the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to Sultan Haitham, praying to Allah the Almighty that the late Sultan, who was a great leader with a sound vision, rests in peace, and that the people of Oman are granted strength, stability and progress.
Accompanying Sheikh Mohamed to the condolence meeting  in Muscat was a high-ranking delegation that included: Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region; Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office.
Sheikh Mohamed emphasised the comradery between the two countries during these moments of sadness and sorrow following the demise of a great Gulf, Arab and international leader, who has left behind a legacy on the history of the region and the world.
Sheikh Mohamed praised the late Sultan Qaboos' role in building the modern Sultanate of Oman, and its development renaissance, as well as the strengthening of UAE-Oman relations. He also praised the late leader's role in supporting joint Arab and Gulf efforts to ensure regional and global peace and security.
"Sultan Qaboos was a symbol of wisdom, a visionary working with the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, for the good of the two countries and their peoples," Sheikh Mohamed said.
Sheikh Mohamed affirmed that the strong relations between the UAE and Oman remain, and will continue as a result of the fraternal ties that bind the two countries together, and the solid, historic foundations on which these ties are built upon.
Sheikh Mohamed wished Sultan Haitham success in leading his country towards further development and progress.
For his part, the newly appointed Sultan of Oman expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to the genuine sentiments relayed by the UAE leadership and people towards the Sultanate and its people during this time.
Sultan Haitham affirmed the strong historical ties of brotherhood between the two countries, and their leadership's continued drive to further develop such ties.
He also wished the UAE more progress and development under the guidance of its leadership.
His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, on Sunday offered condolences to Sultan Haitham on the demise of Sultan Qaboos.
Other world leaders also travelled on Sunday to Oman to meet the new Sultan and expressed their condolences. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Charles were among those who arrived in Muscat.
The Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, and His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain also met Sultan Haitham in Muscat.?