DUBAI: Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has received His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces At Al Bahar Palace, Dubai Thursday.

Present at the meeting were H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and H.H Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed discussed national issues and ways to further bolster national solidarity among all people and the national identity.

They also discussed Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed's tour to the northern emirates where he met citizens, the directives by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to answer the needs of citizens and the interest of the leadership to provide dignified living conditions for all people.

Present at the meeting were H.H Sheikh Hazza' Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor, H.H Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler's Representative, H.H Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, H.H Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, H.H Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Court of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, H.H Sheikh Diab Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.H Sheikh Omar Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works, H.H Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Etihad Airways, H.H Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, H.H Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, H.H Sheikh Mansour Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, H.H Sheikh Saeed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works, Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary at the Court of the Court of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Mohammed Ahmed Al Bawardi Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, Dr Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shebani, Director of the Office of The Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hasher Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director General, Dubai Department of Information, Lt. General Musabbah Rashid Al Fattan, Director of the Office of Vice President & Prime Minister, Lt. General Obaid Ali Al Ka'abi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, sheikhs, senior officials and hosts of citizens.

Later, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid hosted a grand lunch banquet in honor of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed. Present at the banquet were sheikhs, dignitaries and hosts of citizens.

Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2011.