ABU DHABI: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa of Bahrain on his country’s National Day.

Shaikh Khalifa wished more progress and prosperity to the fraternal people of Bahrain, and emphasised the strong and distinguished ties between the two friendly countries and peoples.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, have also dispatched similar congratulatory cables to the King of Bahrain.