Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed hosts President Lacalle Pou of Uruguay

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi held talks with Luis Lacalle Pou during his visit to the Emirates

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, speaks to Luis Lacalle Pou, President of Uruguay, after a meeting at Al Shati Palace. All photos: Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed and Mr Lacalle Pou deep in discussion at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi.

(R-L) Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi, the UAE’s non-resident Ambassador to eastern Uruguay and Ambassador to Argentina, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, Adviser for Private Affairs at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, and Humaid Obaid Khalifa Abushibs, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority, also attended a meeting with the Uruguayan president, who is out of picture.

Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, UAE Minister of State and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market (L) attends a meeting with Luis Lacalle Pou (not shown), at Al Shati Palace.

Sheikh Mohamed with Mr Lacalle Pou and Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, vice chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (R).

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, hosted the President of Uruguay on Sunday.

Sheikh Mohamed and Luis Lacalle Pou explored ways to bolster ties between their nations during talks at Al Shati Palace in the UAE capital.

The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince stressed the UAE's desire to forge closer links with Latin American countries, particularly Uruguay, in trade, economy and development.

Mr Lacalle Pou is visiting the Emirates to attend Uruguay's National Day celebrations at Expo 2020 Dubai on Monday.

The two leaders underlined the importance in allowing participating countries such as Uruguay to share their culture and vision for the future.

The president thanked Sheikh Mohamed for the warm reception he has received during his visit and highlighted his nation's commitment to strengthening its relationship with the UAE across a number of fields, including the economy and investments as well as food security, research and development, and innovation.

The meeting was attended by Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, vice chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, Adviser for Special Affairs at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Ahmed Al Sayegh, Minister of State, Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi, the country's non-resident Ambassador to eastern Uruguay, and a number of officials.