Died Boris Yeltsin. Seal of the United Arab Emirates Condoles
April 23, 2007, the first president of Russia Boris Yeltsin died. The heart stopped. This became known from the message of the official representative of the Kremlin.
The death of the 76-year-old Russian leader who stood at the origins of the current Russian democracy and market economy is reported and expressed condolences by all the information sources of the Arab Gulf countries.
All the emirate newspapers on their pages reported a tragic event, mainly with reference to news agencies in Russia and Western countries. Reports say that thanks to Yeltsin, the dissolution of the Soviet Union took place without bloodshed, but tens of millions of people became poor. About a week before his death, Boris Yeltsin and his wife, resting on the waters of the Dead Sea, visited a place on the Jordan River, where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus Christ was baptized. Like most Christian pilgrims, Yeltsin did not plunge into the river. He washed his face and hands in the Jordan. All Russians living in the United Arab Emirates grieve and condole with Boris Nikolayevich’s family and friends.
Russian Embassy Accepts Condolences in Abu Dhabi
The embassy of the Russian Federation in Abu Dhabi completed the condolences on the occasion of the death in Moscow on the 77th year of life of the first president of Russia Boris Yeltsin.
The Book of Condolences contains dozens of notes by employees of the UAE's Foreign Ministry, representatives of the diplomatic corps, and friends of Russia. Visitors to the Russian Embassy noted "Boris Yeltsin’s historical contribution to the creation of a new international system." The first Russian president is called in the records “an influential leader”, “a strong statesman who led Russia at a difficult stage”, “a great Russian man”. The official emirate delegation led by the chairman of the UAE Federal National Assembly, Abdel Aziz Al-Gureyr, also took part in the funeral in Moscow. The Speaker of the Emirate’s Parliament, on behalf of the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President, Prime Minister, Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased and the Russian government over the bereavement. Abdel Aziz Al-Gureyr reaffirmed "the desire of the UAE to develop bilateral relations with Russia in all areas."
