H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today attended the reception hosted by Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the UAE, on the occasion of his country's 52nd National Day.

The reception, held in Abu Dhabi, was attended by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and a number of senior officials, members of the Arab and foreign diplomatic corps accredited to the UAE, and several members of the Bahraini community.

In a speech on the occasion, the Bahraini Ambassador praised the depth of the UAE-Bahrain fraternal ties which laid the foundation for the historical relations that bind the leadership and peoples of the two countries.