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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - September 26, 2023: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (R), stands for a photograph with HE Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (L), prior to a meeting, at Al Shati Palace.

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