AD CP, Bahrain King review latest regional developments

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and underlined the longstanding and brotherly bonds between the two countries and their peoples.

Sheikh Mohamed and King Hamad exchanged cordial talk over ways of further advancing cooperation to the higher good of both nations and reviewed a number of issues of common interest as well as the latest developments in the region and their impact on regional stability.

Attending the meeting were Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region; Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region; Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser; Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sheikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court; Sheikh Khalid Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care & Special Needs; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance; along with a number of Sheikhs and the delegation accompanying the Bahraini King.

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Monday, President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo, at the Beach Palace in Abu Dhabi.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral ties between the UAE and Togo, and means of developing them to achieve the interests of the two countries, and their peoples.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and President Gnassingbe also exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest.

Sheikh Mohamed emphasised the UAE’s interest, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to support the comprehensive development initiatives and efforts of friendly nations to obtain sustainable economic and social development across vital sectors.

For his part, the Togolese President expressed his happiness in visiting the UAE, emphasising his country’s efforts to further expand ties with the UAE, and benefit from its successful development experience.

He also conveyed his thanks and appreciation for the development and humanitarian assistance provided by the UAE, praising the leadership’s keenness to build cultural, economic and investment bridges with countries from all across the world.

Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation; Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Under-secretary of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court; Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, Chairman of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development; Cina Lawson, Togolese Minister of Post and Digital Economy; Marc Ably-Bidamon, Togolese Minister of Energy; Robert Dusi, Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Sani Yaya, Togolese Minister of Finance, also attended the meeting.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today honoured the supporters of Sandooq Al Watan, who have been contributing to achieving the initiative’s national objectives since its establishment.

“UAE nationals embody the quintessential Emirati values of giving, the seeds of which were sown by late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan,” said Sheikh Mohamed at the recognition function hosted today at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis.

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo, witnessed on Monday, the signing of an US$15 million agreement between Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and Togo’s Ministry of Finance, to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, in the country.

The agreement was signed by Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, Chairman of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, and Sani Yaya, Minister of Finance of Togo.

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