His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Monday received Toshiaki Kitamura, Representative Director, President and CEO of Japan's oil giant INPEX Corporation, who is also the Board Chairman of JODCO.

The meeting addressed aspects of cooperation between the UAE and Japanese companies in areas of oil investments, with particular emphasis on ways of intensifying energy and petroleum developments in the UAE.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed, during the meeting, underscored the importance of furthering cooperation between two countries and expanding bilateral partnerships.

Attending the meeting were Dr. Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and CEO of the ADNOC Group, Khaldoun Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, and Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi.