By NNN-KUNA
Abu Dhabi : US President George W. Bush is in the UAE Sunday after concluding a visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, part of a gulf tour which also took Bush to Kuwait earlier.
The state’s news agency (WAM) said the US president and his accompanying officials arrived to start an official visit to the state.
Bush was received upon arrival by President Sheikh Khalifah bin Zayed Al-Nehyan, and Vice President and Premier and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al-Maktoum.
Also at the airport to greet Bush were Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Mohammad bin Zayed Al-Nehyan, Deputy Premier Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nehyan, and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nehyan.
Bush’s tour included stops in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Kuwait, and Bahrain, and would also take him to Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
The tour aims to promote peace in the West Asian region and negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and contain fears over Iran’s nuclear dossier, as well as to assure allies of the US in the region of the United States’ commitment to the region’s stability and security.