His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday inaugurated the third ordinary session of the 18th legislative chapter of the Federal National Council (FNC), on behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
This was in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Presidential Court.
With a sublime speech, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated the third ordinary session of the eighteenth legislative term.
The session was attended by the Crown Princes, Deputy Rulers, senior civil and military officials, and members of the diplomatic corps.
The opening session began with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum arriving at the Council's headquarters in Abu Dhabi, where he was received by a committee headed by Saqr Ghobash, the Council's Speaker, and including other Council members and the Secretary-General. His Highness then proceeded to the reception hall to greet the Crown Princes, Deputy Rulers and Sheikhs.
He then moved to the Zayed Hall, where the opening ceremony commenced with the national anthem and a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.