UAE vice president meets with 6 west African presidents

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai, met here today with Heads of State of six member countries of West African Economic & Monetary Union (UEMOA) participating in the West Africa Investment Forum in Dubai.
During the meetings, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid discussed the agenda of the one-day forum with Benin's President Yayi Boni, Cote d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara, Senegal's President Macky Sall, Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou and Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe, as well as with Guinea Bissau's Parliament Speaker Cipriano Cassama and Mali's Trade Minister Abdel Karim Konate.