This is a list of international presidential trips made by Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), the 3rd president of the United Arab Emirates. He assumed the position officially on 14 May 2022, the death of his brother Khalifa, but held the role de facto since 2014.
List 2022 Country Areas visited Dates DetailsParis18-19 JulyMet with President Emmanuel Macron, witnessed the signing of an energy deal to replace French energy imports from Russia.Athens25 AugustMet with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.Muscat27-28 SeptemberMet with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.Moscow11 October Met with President Vladimir Putin, discussed the Ukraine war and OPEC+ supply cuts.Sharm El Sheikh7 NovemberAttended the COP27.Surakarta14 NovemberMet president Jokowi and together inaugurated Sheikh Zayed MosqueBali15-16 NovemberAttended the G20 SummitDoha5 DecemberMet with Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. This is the first visit after the end of the Qatar diplomatic crisis.
2023 Country Areas visited Dates DetailsParis11 MayMet with President Emmanuel Macron.Istanbul10 JuneMet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.St. Petersburg16 June Attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Met with President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine war.Amman2 AugustMet with Jordanian King Abdulla II.El Alamein7 AugustMet with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.Addis Ababa18 AugustMet with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.New Delhi9 SeptemberAttended the G20 Summit, where the UAE participated as a guest to discuss sustainable economic growth and climate action.Doha2 October Met with Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and visited the 2023 International Horticultural Expo in Doha.Riyadh20 OctoberMet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and attended the GCC-ASEAN Summit.Cairo21 OctoberAttended the Cairo Summit for Peace to de-escalate the Gaza war.
2024 Country Areas visited Dates DetailsBaku8 JanuaryMet with President Ilham Aliyev.Gandhinagar9 JanuaryAttended the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. Met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Manama16 FebruaryMet with Bahraini King Hamad bim Isa Al Khalifa.Seoul28-29 MayMet with President Yoon Suk Yeol. Attended the signing of a bilateral trade agreement.Beijing29-31 MayMet with President Xi Jinping. Attended the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.Borgo Egnazia14 JuneAttended the G7 session on artificial intelligence (AI) and energy. Met with Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.Washington, D.C.23 SeptemberMet with President Joe Biden and Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris, the visit was the first state visit of a sitting UAE president.24 SeptemberMet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.25 SeptemberMet with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.Palm Beach, Florida26 SeptemberMet with former president Donald Trump, who was running for a second term in the 2024 United States presidential election.Cairo3 OctoberMet with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.Belgrade5 OctoberMet with President Aleksandar Vučić, attended the signing of a bilateral trade agreementAmman6 OctoberMet with King Abdullah II.Moscow18 OctoberAttended the BRICS summit, the first since the UAE joined the organization in January 2024.Kuwait City10 NovemberMet with Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.Baku11 NovemberAttended the COP 29 climate summit.
2025 Country Areas visited Dates DetailsParis5-6 February Met with President Emmanuel Macron.Tirana25 FebruaryMet with Prime Minister Edi Rama.Doha25 JuneMet with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.Ankara15-16 JulyMet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Tirana16 July Met with Prime Minister Edi Rama.Belgrade17 July Met with President Aleksandar Vučić.Budapest17-18 July Met with Prime Minister Viktor Orban and President Tamás Sulyok.Moscow7 AugustMet with President Vladimir Putin.Luanda24-25 AugustState visit. Met with President João Lourenço.El Alamein25 AugustMet with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.Riyadh3 SeptemberMet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.Doha10 September Emergency visit. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.Fuzuli, Shusha16 SeptemberMet with President Ilham Aliyev.Cairo29 SeptemberMet with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.Rawalpindi26 DecemberOfficial visit. Met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
2026 Country Areas visited Dates DetailsNew Delhi19 January3 hours visit. Met with PM Narendra Modi.Moscow29 JanuaryMet with President Vladimir Putin.Tokyo8-10 February State visit. He paid a courtesy visit to Emperor Naruhito, attended a royal banquet, and held a summit with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, declaring the strengthening of the energy alliance and the strengthening of cooperation in the fields of semiconductors and clean energy technology.Évian-les-Bains15–17 JuneAttended the G7 session on artificial intelligence (AI) and energy as well as discussions on the Iran War. Met with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the summit.El Alamein12 JulyMet with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.Doha15 JulyGave condolences for the death of former Emir.Berlin9–11 SeptemberState visit at the invitation of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Met with Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The visit was the first state visit to Germany by a President of the United Arab Emirates.
Future trips CountryLocationDateDetailsAntalyaNovemberMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is scheduled to attend the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference.Shenzhen18–19 NovemberMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is expected to attend the APEC China 2026.Miami14–15 DecemberMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman scheduled to attend the 2026 G20 summit.Jeddah or RiyadhTo be announcedMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is scheduled to attend the 2026 AL summit.Baku23-24 June 2027Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is scheduled to attend the 16th OIC summit.
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