President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Constantine Tassoulas of Greece on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in a village located in southwestern Niger, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries of innocent people.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone call today with Antonio Tajani, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, various avenues of cooperation between the UAE and the Italian Republic, and ways to enhance them within the framework of the strategic partnership that binds the two countries.