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Shaikh Hamdan receives Sudanese Prime Minister Omar Al Bashir

Shaikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, received visiting Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir on Sunday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 17:15 March 10, 2008
  • Gulf News

Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, received visiting Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir on Sunday.

Shaikh Hamdan and Al Bashir discussed ways of enhancing bilateral ties and exchanged views on wide-range current issues at Arab, regional and international levels.

Shaikh Hamdan hoped Al Bashir's visit would contribute to further bolstering UAE-Sudan cooperation in sectors of economy, trade and investment.

The Sudanese President said he was delighted at visiting the UAE and meeting with President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

He also lauded the progress of relations of cooperation between the two brotherly countries.

Shaikh Hamdan hosted a dinner banquet in honour of the Sudanese president and his accompanying delegation, which was attended by a number of Shaikhs, ministers and senior officials.

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