Royal message to heir apparent of Abu Dhabi emirate

Heir apparent of Abu Dhabi and assistant head of the general staff of the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa Ibn Zayed Al-Nahyane, received on a Tuesday a written message from King Mohammed VI.

The message, dealing with brotherly relations between Morocco and the UAE and means to consolidate these relations in various areas as well as with issues of mutual concern, was conveyed to Sheikh Khalifa by Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, reported the UAE news agency WAM.

Sheikh Khalifa and Benaissa probed ways of enhancing the brotherly relations existing between the two states and peoples and surveyed the latest developments on the Arab and international scene.

Benaissa also conferred with minister of state for foreign affairs, Sheikh Hamdane Ibn zayed Al-Nahyane, on latest developments in the region and means of promoting joint Arab action in the prospect of the Arab summit to be held in Amman on March 27.

Benaissa, who had earlier visited Oman where he attended the first session of the Moroccan-Omani joint commission, is paying this Wednesday a visit to Qatar.