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Mohammad meets Australian defence chief
General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday received Australia's Chief of the Defence Force Air.
- WAM
- Published: 23:52 May 11, 2008
- Shaikh Mohammad with Chancellor of Sorbonne University-Paris George Molini.
- Image Credit: WAM
Abu Dhabi: General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday received Australia's Chief of the Defence Force Air.
They discussed cooperation between the UAE and Australia, and ways to enhance it, especially in military and defence sectors.
During a meeting at Al Bateen Palace they discussed bilateral cooperation between the UAE and Australia, also explored ways to enhance the military cooperation between the two countries.
At the meeting, which was also attended by Undersecretary of the Crown Prince's Court Mohammad Mubarak Al Mazroui and Australian Ambassador to the UAE Jeremy Bruer, they discussed several issues of mutual concern. Shaikh Mohammad also received Chancellor of Sorbonne University-Paris George Molini.
He welcomed the new chancellor and underscored the role shouldered by Sorbonne University-Paris to provide its study programmes to students in the Abu Dhabi branch.
Shaikh Mohammad added that global educational institutions in Abu Dhabi is in line with the vision of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, of making "education and culture top priorities".
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