epa01742410 French President Nicolas Sarkozy(R) with His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan(L), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council attend the Louvre Abu Dhabi groundbreaking ceremony at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 26 May 2009. Sarkozy is to open France's first permanent military base in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will bring the country a strategic important role in the Gulf Arab region and a key supply route for oil EPA/ALI HAIDER