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From left: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed ​bin Abdulrahman

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President meets Sultan Haitham in Muscat before signing of bilateral agreements

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