His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a note from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with regard to co-operation between the two countries.

Sheikh Mohamed received the letter when he received Yosuke Takagi, Japan's State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry on Monday, at Al Bahar Palace.

They discussed avenues of co-operation between the UAE and Japan, especially in the economic, trade, industrial and energy sectors in the best interests of the two countries in the light of the distinguished relations and the two sides' keenness on promoting ties to a higher level.

Among those who attended the meeting were H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court; H.H. Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs (ZHO); Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, and Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority.