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Official name: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Governmental system: The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven  emirates  (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai,  Fujairah,  Ras-al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Ummal-Quwain). Individually, Emirates are relatively autonomous while defence, foreign policy, transportation, education, development, communications and immigration affairs are the responsibility of the Supreme Council which holds the highest federal power. The Supreme Council is comprised of rulers of seven constituent Emirates, whose power is hereditary. The President of the UAE is the head of this highest power of authority and is at the same time the ruler of Abu Dhabi.
Head of State: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Date of establishing diplomatic relations: 21 March 2007


Political Relations:

First Deputy Prime Minister A. Vucic and the then Minister of Finance and Economy M. Dinkic visited Abu Dhabi on 18 October 2012, where they met with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh M. Al Nahyan visited Belgrade on 9 January 2013, when he met President Tomislav Nikolic. First Deputy Prime Minister A. Vucic was on a visit to Abu Dhabi from 16 - 17 February 2013. Former Minister M. Dinkic was on a visit to Abu Dhabi from 27 - 28 March 2013. First Deputy Prime Minister A. Vucic was again on a visit to Abu Dhabi from 26 - 30 October 2013. The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Abu Dhabi started working on 26 August 2013.


Economic relations:

The Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Etihad airline from the United Arab Emirates signed a strategic partnership agreement on 1 August 2013 in Belgrade, which envisages Jat Airways liquidation, followed by the formation of a new airline, Air Serbia.

From January to August 2013, Serbian exports amounted to € 5. 27 million, and imports to € 10. 44 million.


Bilateral agreements