UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received Argentinian President Mauricio Macri at Zabeel Palace and discussed joint co-operation.
According to WAM, Shaikh Mohammed and President Macri exchanged views on a number of issues that contribute to advancing co-operation between the two countries.
President Macri expressed hope that direct flights of Emirates airline to the Argentine capital would promote cultural, tourism and trade ties between the people of the two countries.
He referred to the UAE's strategic location as a centre of convergence between the east and the west, and a platform for various cultures and civilisations of the world.
The Argentinian leader confirmed his country's participation in Expo 2020 Dubai, praising the high level of infrastructure in the UAE in general, and Dubai in particular.