Armed forces Remembrance Day or Arab money. 

The president has chosen the latter. This is one decision I am not comfortable with but the president has made his choice.

Btw, PBAT is a very good friend of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, way before he became president.

Some of the pressing deals on the table the president may be hoping to close with the UAE government includes 

Investments in agriculture:- UAE lack arable lands and depend on importation of food for survival (90%).  Just like Saudi Arabia, they ( UAE) are seeking investment opportunities ( large scale agriculture) in africa to feed their populace. 

Gas deals :- The president may be seeking an expedition on the FID of the Morocco - Nigeria pipeline gas project and modernization of our aging gas pipeline projects. This has been an ongoing discussion between Ambassador Al Shamsi and Minister of state for petroleum. 

Fight against illegal  gold route and potential investment in our mining sector especially mining of gold :- Most our gold illegally mined finds its way into UAE. Discussion to stem this tide and potential investment in our mining sector have been ongoing. 

There have been talks on defense cooperation and forex liquidity program too