World leaders travel to the UAE to pay respects to late ruler

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, meets newly-elected president of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to mourn the death of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 15, 2022 (Christian Hartmann/AP)

Presidents and prime ministers have continued to descend on the United Arab Emirates from around the world to pay their respects to the federation’s late ruler.

The first Western leader to arrive in the oil-rich emirate was French President Emmanuel Macron.