H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, received on Sunday the Alisher Usmanov, President of the International Fencing Federation, FIE, at the Presidential Palace. 

Usmanov is currently visiting the UAE to take part in FIE Annual Congress being held in Dubai. They discussed FIE's plans, and reviewed number of issues related to fencing. They also tackled ways to develop fencing in the best interest of sports. 

Usmanov hailed the efforts exerted by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed to support FIE.