ABU DHABI — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to convey his condolences on the death of Sheikh Khalifa.

Erdogan was welcomed by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed at the Presidential Airport.

Dozens of international leaders, dignitaries and officials have travelled to Abu Dhabi in recent days to pay their respects to Sheikh Khalifa and congratulate Sheikh Mohamed on his election.

Sheikh Mohamed also paid tribute to Sheikh Khalifa in a social media post on Tuesday.

"With his enduring wisdom and generosity, my brother Khalifa bin Zayed was the heart of our family and the guardian of our nation," Sheikh Mohamed said.

"He was loved greatly and will be deeply missed, but his remarkable legacy will live on forever. May God grant him eternal peace."

Erdogan paid his first official visit to the Emirates in almost a decade in February.

He met Sheikh Mohamed during that two-day stay which was aimed at bolstering ties between the nations.

The two leaders oversaw the signing of a number of agreements to forge closer links across key fields such as the economy, health and sciences, advanced industries and technology and climate change.

Sheikh Mohamed had revealed plans to double trade between the countries during those talks at Qasr Al Watan, the Presidential Palace. — Agencies