President Bidhya Devi Bhandari of Nepal yesterday visited the Wahat Al Karama, Oasis of Dignity, built to honour the UAE's martyrs and their sacrifices to defend their country and its achievements.

President Bhandari was accompanied by Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Director of the Martyrs’ Families’ Affairs Office at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court. She inspected the guard of honour and laid a wreath at the memorial.

She then toured the memorial and visited the Pavilion of Honour, where she was briefed by Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun about the pavilion, which has the names of UAE martyrs and verses of the Quran engraved on its mural. She concluded the tour by writing a statement in the book of honour.