Abu Dhabi, Dec 15th, 2008 : The Emirati-German Friendship Society held its third meeting in Abu Dhabi on Monday under the joint chairmanship of UAE Deputy Prime Minister HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Gerhard Schroder, who is currently on a visit to UAE.

Abu Dhabi, 1st Dec. 2008 -- H. H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, made the following statement to Dir? Al Watan magazine on the occasion of the UAE's 37th national day.