Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, expressed the UAE's solidarity with Greece.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, expressed the UAE's solidarity with Greece.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, expressed the UAE's solidarity with Greece.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, expressed the UAE's solidarity with Greece.

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Greek PM calls Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to thank UAE for helping wildfire victims

The leaders also discussed several issues of mutual concern

The National

August 13, 2021

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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on Friday received a call from Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime minister of Greece.

Mr Mitsotakis thanked the UAE for providing assistance to people affected by the wildfires and sending firefighting equipment, while Sheikh Mohamed expressed the UAE's solidarity with Greece in difficult circumstances.

The leaders also discussed several issues of mutual concern.

The UAE this week sent an aircraft loaded with supplies to Greece to help battle fires that have swept across the country.

The government and its largest charity, Emirates Red Crescent, provided the helicopter and a large quantity of firefighting equipment and civilian aid.

A helicopter used to douse flames and dampen ground was also sent.

Fires have burned through hills and suburbs around the capital Athens in recent days, while images of out-of-control blazes on the island of Evia have spread around the world.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company provided some of the aid materials and equipment sent by Emirates Red Crescent.

Greece wildfires - in pictures

An elderly resident reacts with anguish as fire approaches her home in the village of Gouves, on the island of Evia, Greece. Thousands of residents were evacuated from Evia after wildfires hit Greece’s second biggest island.
An elderly resident reacts with anguish as fire approaches her home in the village of Gouves, on the island of Evia, Greece. Thousands of residents were evacuated from Evia after wildfires hit Greece’s second biggest island.
People walk along as thick smoke from wildfires creates a haze around the village of Pefki, on Evia.
People walk along as thick smoke from wildfires creates a haze around the village of Pefki, on Evia.
In this satellite image smoke is seen rising high into the sky as wildfires burn north of Athens.
In this satellite image smoke is seen rising high into the sky as wildfires burn north of Athens.
A woman cradles a dog as fires approach the village of Pefki, on Evia.
A woman cradles a dog as fires approach the village of Pefki, on Evia.
A woman and a child sleep in a car on the beach as wildfires rage in Pefki.
A woman and a child sleep in a car on the beach as wildfires rage in Pefki.
A firefighter and locals rush to a burning house in an attempt to extinguish fires approaching Pefki.
A firefighter and locals rush to a burning house in an attempt to extinguish fires approaching Pefki.
Residents forced to flee from their homes by the flames gather with their pets on the beach at Pefki.
Residents forced to flee from their homes by the flames gather with their pets on the beach at Pefki.
A resident looks on as wildfires engulf woodland on Evia.
A resident looks on as wildfires engulf woodland on Evia.
A dog is rescued from the flames in Pefki.
A dog is rescued from the flames in Pefki.
Locals and tourists board a ferry to transport them to mainland Greece from the island of Evia.
Locals and tourists board a ferry to transport them to mainland Greece from the island of Evia.
Approaching flames tower over homes as a wildfire burns in the village of Gouves.
Approaching flames tower over homes as a wildfire burns in the village of Gouves.


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