Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed receives letter from King of Bahrain

ABU DHABI // Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, received a letter from King Hamad bin Isa of Bahrain on Sunday.

The letter, which read of fraternal relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them, was delivered to Sheikh Mohammed by Bahrain’s ambassador to the UAE, Mohammed Al Maawda, at Al Bahr Palace, reported state news agency Wam.

Among those who attended Sheikh Mohammed’s majlis were Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Lt Gen Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, and a number of Sheikhs, ministers, and officials

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