Abu Dhabi, Dec. 15th,2008(WAM)--President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended here today a luncheon banquet held at the Emirates Palace to mark the wedding of Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the daughter of Sheikh Surour bin Mohammed Al Nahyan.
Attending the wedding celebrations alongside Sheikh Khalifa were H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President , Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, HH Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman. Also present was HH Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The occasion was attended by visiting foreign dignitaries, the President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, former French President Jacques Chirac, Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The attendees included the crown princes of the emirates, deputy rulers, sheikhs, ministers, senior UAE officials, foreign ambassadors and head of diplomatic missions in addition to UAE notables.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2008.
