Abu Dhabi Crown Prince visits France

ABU DHABI - Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, will visit France on Wednesday.

Sheikh Mohamed is expected to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to deliberate the prospects of consolidating the strategic cooperation between the two friendly nations in addition to reviewing a number of issues of interest and the latest developments in the region, reported the UAE’s official news agency WAM.

Sheikh Mohamed’s last official visit to France was in November 2018.

Last week, Lieutenant General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, met with his counterpart general Thierry Borcard, chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces, during an official visit to France.

The two military leaders discussed bilateral ties between their countries in military and defence.

General Borcard also expressed his appreciation of the UAE’s support in evacuating French diplomats and citizens, as well as citizens of many other countries from Kabul, in addition to its role in supporting international relief efforts in Afghanistan during the past years.