CAIRO, March 17 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates is keen to cooperate with Russia on bolstering global energy security, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed said in Moscow on Thursday.

The UAE official said in televised comments he planned to discuss the crises in Ukraine, Syria, Yemen and Iran during his visit to Russia.

(Reporting Yomna Ehab; Writing by Maher Chmaytelli; Editing by Alex Richardson)