The Head of State visits the Monument to the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

Part of the President's visit to France

Today, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, visited the monument to the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, as part of a state visit by His Highness to the French Republic.

Official military ceremonies were held for His Highness upon his arrival at the headquarters of the edifice, and the national anthems of the UAE and the French Republic were played.

Then His Highness laid a wreath at the monument of the "Unknown Soldier" and His Highness the President of the State wrote a word in the Visitors' Book in which he said: "A salute of appreciation to all the souls who sacrificed in order to defend their homelands."

His Highness was accompanied during the visit by a delegation comprising of..H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs in the Presidential Court, Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Executive Director of the Martyrs’ Families Affairs Office at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, and Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Technology Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, Maryam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Al Muhairi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to His Highness the President, and Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Cultural Advisor to His Highness the President and Ali binHammad Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Advisor at the Presidential Office, and Hind Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to France.

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