Phone calls from leaders of several brotherly and friendly countries were received, during which they offered their condolences on the passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, received condolences from His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco; His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; His Highness Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait; Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia; President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; US President Joe Biden; and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The heads of state expressed their sincere condolences and sympathy to Sheikh Mohamed, the honourable Al Nahyan Family and the people of the UAE over this significant loss.
They noted the merits of the late UAE leader, his good deeds and his great role in serving his nation and humanity at large.
They spoke highly of his significant contributions to strengthening the relations between the UAE and their countries and hailed the globally-acclaimed civilisational and developmental drive he spearheaded in his country.
For his part, Sheikh Mohamed expressed his thanks and appreciation for the sincere feelings expressed during the phone calls and prayed to God to provide the leaders of these nations with continued good health and wellbeing.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, has emphasised the achievements of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation (MBRGI) in supporting more than 165 million people in 122 countries through aid.
As part of the UAE's "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3", a second mass wedding ceremony for 300 couples has been held in Deir Al Balah in Gaza, with support from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation.
Ibrahim Dalhan Al Dosari, Acting Secretary-General of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) in Bahrain, has praised the efforts of the UAE's “Operation Chivalrous Knight 3” to assist the people of Gaza, as well as the humanitarian role carried out by the UAE aid team in Al Arish.
The United Arab Emirates condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that targeted two northern border posts in the State of Kuwait using two explosive-laden drones launched from the Republic of Iraq.
Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, has discussed strengthening cooperation in investment, particularly in infrastructure and digital architecture, in a meeting with Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).