Nhan Dan - President Nguyen Minh Triet on December 1 sent a message of congratulations to the United Arab Emirates’ President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the country’s National Day (December 2, 1971 – December 2, 2008).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung also cabled a message of congratulations to Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President cum Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.

The same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem extended his congratulations to the United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Mohammad Husayen Al Shali.