UAE, world leaders exchange Eid greetings

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has received congratulatory cables from the leaders of Arab, Islamic and other countries on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa received cables from Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman; King Abdullah II of Jordan; President Omar Hasan al-Bashir of Sudan; President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine; President Hassan Rouhani of Iran; President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan; President Tony Tan Keng Yam of Singapore; President Barak Obama of the United States; and Prime Minister David Cameron of the UK.

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa also received cables on the occasion from Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister of Oman; Dr. Nabil el-Araby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States; and Fayez Al Mutairi, Director-General of the Arab Labour Organisation.

Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received similar cables from Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine; President Hassan Rouhani of Iran; Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister of Oman; Prime Minister David Cameron of the UK; Lt. Gen. Bakri Hassan Salih, First Vice President of Sudan; Lt. Gen. Mustafa Osman Al-Obeid Salim, Minister of Defence of Sudan; Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei; Kevin Andrews, Minister of Defence of Australia; and Dr. Nabil el-Araby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States; and Fayez Al Mutairi, Director-General of the Arab Labour Organisation.