Abdullah bin Zayed meets Portuguese counterpart, discusses bilateral cooperation

 H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister yesterday met with Rui Machete, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in various fields.

During the meeting, they discussed cooperation and distinguished friendly relations between the UAE and Portugal, and ways of strengthening and developing them in the political, economic, investment, and trade sectors.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah and Mr Machete also discussed the importance of developing and expanding joint cooperation to meet the aspirations of the two countries, and reviewed current regional and international developments and exchanged views on a number of issues of common concern.

The meeting was attended by Khalid Ghanim Al Ghaith, Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs, and Sheikha Najla Al Qasimi, UAE's Ambassador to Portugal.