Upon his arrival in the Mechouar Square, HH Sheikh Mohammed Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane was received by HM King Mohammed VI.
HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied by HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, and HH Sheikh Mohammed Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane, accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane, headed for the VIP stand to salute the national flags while anthems of the two countries were playing, and a 21-gun salute was fired to welcome the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
HM King Mohammed VI and His distinguished guest reviewed a detachment of the Royal Guard which made the honors, before HH Sheikh Mohammed Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane was greeted by HH Prince Moulay Ismaïl, Government Chief, Speaker of the house of representatives, speaker of the house of advisors, HM the King's advisors, cabinet members, the High Commissioner for Planning, the High Commissioner for waters, forests and fight against desertification, and the High Commissioner for former resistance fighters and former members of the Liberation Army.
Afterwards, HM King Mohammed VI was greeted by members of the official delegation accompanying HH Sheikh Mohammed Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane, notably HH Sheikh Hamdan Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane, representative of the governor of Abu Dhabi in the western region, HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, HH Sheikh Saif Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and HH Sheikh Abdellah Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane, Foreign minister.
At the entrance of the royal palace, HM the King invited his illustrious guest to the traditional offering of milk and dates.