Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets US Defense Secretary

SANAA, Sep. 8 (YPA) – Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and US Defense Secretary James Matisse discussed bilateral relations and military cooperation in Abu Dhabi on Friday, according to the UAE news agency (WAM).
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi discussed with the US Secretary of Defense the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and means of enhancing and developing them, especially cooperation and joint coordination in the defense and military fields.”
The two sides reviewed current issues and events witnessed by a number of countries in the Middle East, exchanged views on efforts to address them, and referred to the joint cooperation of the two countries to combat extremism and terrorism and their desire to achieve security and stability in the region and the world.”