Sheikh Mohamed attends heritage festival in Egypt

Friday, 17 January 2020 08:50

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi attended Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh Heritage Festival during his state visit to the country.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces was accompanied by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

The leaders toured the festival, which is being in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh until January 18, and watched some of the camel shows.

Taking to Twitter, Sheikh Mohamed said the festival "embodies - our authentic, popular heritage and the depth of brotherly ties that unite the Emirati and Egyptian people".

شهدت وأخي الرئيس عبدالفتاح السيسي مهرجان شرم الشيخ التراثي .. ملتقى يجسد - بفعالياته المتعددة والمتنوعة - موروثنا الشعبي الأصيل وعمق الروابط الأخوية والتاريخية التي تجمع الشعبين الإماراتي والمصري.. صون التراث والمحافظة عليه أمانة وحق للأجيال المقبلة. pic.twitter.com/iSraiDqfGI
— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) January 16, 2020

On Wednesday, Sheikh Mohamed had attended the opening of a military base in Egypt.

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