Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed meets with President Putin - in pictures

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed meets with President Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow. Alexander Nemenov / AP

The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince shakes hands with the Russian president during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. The meeting was to discuss UAE-Russian relations and exchange of views on the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, with particular focus on Syria. Alexander Nemenov / EPA

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, greets Vladimir Putin President of Russia at Kremlin Palace, during an official visit to Russia. Seen with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, National Security Advisor, Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Ali Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets with the Russian president (not shown), at Kremlin Palace, during an official visit to Russia. Seen with Ali Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, National Security Advisor, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Omar Ghobash, Ambassador to Russia and Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chief executive and Managing Director of Mubadala and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority (EAA). Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed greets Vladimir Putin at Kremlin Palace, during an official visit to Russia. Seen with Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi, and Ali Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on Thursday met with Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin.

The two discussed co-operation between the UAE and Russia as well as tackling overall regional and international issues of mutual interests.