Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone talks with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The Kremlin press service reported.
‘The leaders expressed satisfaction with the achieved level of Russian-Emirati relations, which are strategic in nature and are successfully developing in the political, trade, economic and humanitarian fields,’ the statement reads.
It is noted that Putin highly appreciated the UAE’s assistance in organising exchanges of detainees between Russia and Ukraine.
In turn, Mohammed Al Nahyan congratulated Putin and the Russian people on the upcoming 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Earlier, Putin said that Russia and the UAE have good friendly relations.
