UAE president confers with Omani official

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan on Monday received the minister accredited for foreign affairs in Oman, Youssef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah.

The Gulf News Agency said the two sides discussed relations linking the two countries.

On the other hand, deputy ruler of Dubai and minister of finance and industry in the UAE, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashed al-Maktoum, on Monday received in Dubai the president of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, currently visiting the UAE.

The two sides, during the meeting, exchanged talks on Arab and world conditions in light of political and economic changes taking place in most parts of the world. They also discussed future relations between the two countries in economic and investment areas.

On the other hand, two agreements were signed on Monday between the UAE and Belarus. The first agreement relates to avoiding double taxation and preventing tax escape concerning taxes on individual and establishment incomes and the second relates to encouraging and protecting investment in the two countries.