UAE Minister of Tolerance to attend Chirac memorial

Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, will represent the UAE at the memorial service of former French President Jacques Chirac.

The service will take place at the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris on Monday, and will be attended by President Emmanuel Macron of France.

Around 30 heads of state and government officials from around the world are expected to take part in the event.

Chirac died at the age of 86 last Thursday.

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