A shining model for cultural relations: CP
abu dhabi — His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Edouard Philippe, Prime Minister of France, who is currently on a visit to the UAE, in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed the French Prime Minister and discussed ties of friendship and strategic cooperation and ways to enhance them.
The meeting, attended by Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, saw discussions on progress of cooperation between the UAE and France in cultural, educational, economic and political domains and the mutual keenness to drive this cooperation into wider horizons.
The two sides also exchanged views on current regional and international developments, as well as issues of mutual interest, including promoting concepts of peace, tolerance, amity, co-existence and spreading peace and security.
Sheikh Mohamed said the UAE attaches great importance to its relations with France and seeks to push their joint cooperation. He described the two countries’ relations as “a shining model for relations based on understanding, trust, respect and mutual benefits.”
The French Prime Minister said he was pleased to visit Abu Dhabi, praising the progressive relations between the two countries and the joint cultural schemes such as Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.
He added that his country was looking forward to expanding its partnership with the UAE to levels that will meet the aspirations of the leadership in the two countries.
The meeting was attended by a number of dignitaries and senior officials.