The ADIHIC delegation, represented by Mansur Usmanov, Executive Director of the Ak Bars Hockey Club, and Hassan Fisal, Director of the Kazan International Institute for Cooperation with African and the Middle East Countries, visited the United Arab Emirates, where they met with representatives of the Abu Dhabi Ice Sports Club and the Winter Sports Federation UAE.

In his welcoming speech, the Secretary General of the UAE Winter Sports Federation, Juma Al-Dhaheri, emphasized that the country is interested in accepting the experience of Ak Bars in building a system for training hockey players: building infrastructure and building personnel.

Sports Director of the UAE Winter Sports Federation Muhammad Aref El-Jachi took the initiative to organize training camps for children from the Emirates in Tatarstan, train judges and a number of other joint projects. He noted that the Federation is faced with the task of long-term cooperation with ADIHIC and entering the First Division of the World Championship.

As a result of the negotiations, an intention was reached to create a tripartite working group.