Hazza bin Zayed receives representative of King of Belgium

ABU DHABI, 26th March, 2015 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, received here yesterday the representative of His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium, HRH Princess Astrid, who is heading a Belgian business delegation on a visit to the UAE. Sheikh Hazza welcomed Princess Astrid and her accompanying delegation and praised the progressive ties of friendship and cooperation between the UAE and Belgium. Sheikh Hazza discussed with Princess Astrid ways to enhance bilateral relations, particularly in economic and commercial fields, as well as exchange of expertise in different domains. Also discussed were the latest regional and international developments and issues of mutual interest. Princess Astrid expressed thanks for the warm hospitality accorded to her and to the delegation members in the UAE. She said her country was keen on developing relations of friendship and cooperation with the UAE. The meeting was attended by Ali Majid Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Department of Economic Development, Abdullah bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, Director General of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Sulaiman Hamed Al Mazrouei, UAE Ambassador to Belgium and Saif Ahmed Al Muhairi, Director of the Office of H.H. Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council. From the Belgian side, it was attended by Didier Reynders, Federal Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Belgian Ambassador Dominique Mineur. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates-international/1395278442740.html