Abu Dhabi 23 October, 2005 (WAM)--General Sheikh Mohammed binZayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commanderof the UAE Armed Forces has received today Sheikh Tamim bin HamedAl Thani, Qatar's Crown Prince and accompanying delegation currentlyvisiting the country. Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Tamim exchangedcongratulations on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadanand explored bilateral relations of fraternity between both theircountries in addition to developments in the region.

The meeting was attended by Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan,Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Lt.General Sheikh Saif binZayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior, Sheikh Abdullah bin ZayedAl Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Information, Dr. Sheikh Sultanbin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince'sCourt, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of PublicWorks Abdul Rida Abdullah Khori, UAE ambassador to Qatar.

Sheikh Jasim bin Hamed Al Thani, Sheikh Hamed bin Thamer Al Thani,Chairman of the Qatari T.V and Broadcasting Corporation, SheikhJasim bin Hamed bin Jasim Al Thani and Abdullah bin MohammedAl Uthman ambassador of Qatar to the UAE also attended the meeting.