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Sultan of Oman arrives in the UAE
Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed of Oman arrived in the UAE on Tuesday on the invitation of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- WAM
- Published: 14:49 May 6, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed of Oman arrived in the UAE on Tuesday on the invitation of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
He was met at the airport by Shaikh Khalifa and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Also present at the airport were General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, and Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler.
The Sultan of Oman, accompanied by a high-level delegation, inspected the Guard of Honour before greeting well-wishers, included Shaikhs, ministers and senior officials.
The visit comes within the framework of the ongoing communication and consultation between the two leaders and their keenness to cement the brotherly relations between the two countries and people.
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