The UAE’s new president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, met with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday as international leaders descended on Abu Dhabi to pay respect to his predecessor.

Following the death of Sheikh Khalifa on Friday, Macron, who was re-elected last month, extended his sympathies to Sheikh Mohamed.

On Sunday and Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US Vice President Kamala Harris, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog are all set to arrive in Abu Dhabi.

Presidents and monarchs from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, and Tunisia, as well as Sudan’s de facto leader, were among those who expressed their condolences on Saturday.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called to congratulate the new president and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted to commend his “dynamic and visionary leadership.”

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