Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Gabriel Boric Font pose for a photograph. WAM

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday received His Excellency Gabriel Boric Font, President of the Republic of Chile, who began an official visit to the United Arab Emirates.

An official welcome ceremony was held for His Excellency upon his arrival at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan accompanied the distinguished guest to the dais of honour, where the national anthems of both the UAE and Chile were played. An honour guard was assembled, and a 21-gun salute was fired to mark His Excellency the Chilean President’s visit.

The reception was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court;  Lt. General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior;  Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs;  Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Presidential Court.

Accompanying His Excellency Gabriel Boric Font is an official delegation that includes Alberto van Klaveren, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile; Nicolás Grau, Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile; Jessica Lopez Saffie, Minister of Public Works of Chile; Aisén Etcheverry, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation; Patricio Diaz Broughton, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to the UAE, a number of ministers and several Chilean senior officials.

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