Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday received Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev and his delegation.

Shaikh Mohammad welcomed the Kazakh leader and reaffirmed the deep ties of friendship that bind the UAE and Kazakhstan on all levels.

Nazarbayev said that he was pleased to visit the UAE and meet Shaikh Mohammad and underlined the importance of friendly ties and cooperation between the two countries and peoples.

The Kazakh President said that he was impressed with the spectacular developments experienced by Dubai and the great achievements in the UAE.

The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them, in the presence of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, other Shaikhs and senior officials.