On the third day of his Diamond Jubilee visit to the United Arab Emirates, Mawlana Hazar Imam travelled to Abu Dhabi where he met with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

The meeting was also attended by Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation. The leaders exchanged views on ways to expand areas of cooperation and coordination on development initiatives in countries of mutual interest around the world.

Later in the day, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Mawlana Hazar Imam held a meeting at the Presidential Palace where the two leaders discussed the history and achievements of the Ismaili community globally and shared assessments regarding world affairs and areas of further partnership.

The meeting was followed by a luncheon hosted by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan in honour of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee. It was attended by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance, H.E. Reem Al Hashimy, H.E. Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, H.E. Abdulhamid Saeed, Managing Director of First Abu Dhabi Bank, and H.E. Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.

Tomorrow marks the final day of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee visit to the UAE.