UAE is France's major trade partner in the region : French President
...Expressing his delight at visiting the UAE again, President Sarkozy said : '' I would like to come back to the UAE and Abu Dhabi in particular, which I have some good memories from my first visit in January 2008. I would be pleased to meet again President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whom I respect very much. I will also be happy to meet Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan... - Article
French President Nicolas Sarkozy with His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 26 May 2009. Sarkozy is to open France's first permanent military base in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will bring the country a strategic important role in the Gulf Arab region and a key supply route for oil. ANP Beeldbank
French President Nicolas Sarkozy with His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council attend the Louvre Abu Dhabi groundbreaking ceremony at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 26 May 2009. Sarkozy is to open France's first permanent military base in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will bring the country a strategic important role in the Gulf Arab region and a key supply route for oil . ANP Beeldbank ANP Beeldbankhttp://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?page=4&ShowPicture=9864767&pos=27
The United Arab Emirates' President, Sheikh Kalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan (C), meets with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Al-Mushrif palace in Abu Dhabi on May 26, 2009 AFP PHOTO/POOL/ERIC FEFERBERG via ANP
United Arab Emirates' Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) attend a show of four Air Force Rafale manufactured by France's Dassault Aviation on the tarmac of the Al Dahfra Air Base in Abu Dhabi on May 26, 2009. AFP PHOTO / POOL / MICHEL SPINGLER via ANP