ABU DHABI, 28th August 2014 (WAM) --- His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the U.A.E. Armed Forces, on Thursday received Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud al-Faisal, Saudi Intelligence Chief, Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, and Saudi Interior Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
During the meeting, the Saudi foreign minister conveyed greetings from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, for President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, as well as their wishes for good health and welfare for His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed and for continuous progress and glory for the people of U.A.E. On his part, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed asked Prince Saud al-Faisal to convey regards from His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and from himself to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, as well as their wishes for further progress and prosperity for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed valued the vision of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for the future, stability and development of the region in this critical time of its history. Welcoming Prince Saud al-Faisal and the members of the accompanying delegation, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed expressed his pride in the fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries and the strategic evolution these historic relations are witnessing thanks to the keen interest of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy National Security Advisor, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and a number of other officials attended the meeting. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways of enhancing and developing the close relations between U.A.E. and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in different spheres towards the achievement of the common strategic interests of the two countries and their peoples in light of their leaders' efforts to enhance cooperation, collaboration and consultation in the service of the interests of both countries. They also reviewed the march of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) and the keen interest of the two countries in supporting GCC joint action, adopting the positions that are in the interest of a united GCC and the peoples of GCC states, in the present and the future, in order to empower them to face the looming dangers and challenges. The two sides also discussed the current developments and the avenues of joint and collective action for supporting the security and the stability of the region.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2014.
