Anibal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal has received H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, who is currently visiting the country.

Sheikh Abdullah conveyed greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces to the Portuguese President.

Mr Silva reciprocated his greetings to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, wishing further progress and welfare to the UAE.

Sheikh Abdullah underscored the historic relations between the UAE and Portugal, and the importance of enhancing them and building new communication bridges between the two friendly peoples and countries.

He also emphasised the importance of translating the two countries leaderships' keenness on enhancing friendship bonds and building fruitful cooperation and investment partnership for the best economic interest in various fields.

During the meeting, they discussed the overall cooperation relations between the UAE and Portugal and ways to enhance them to include a number of domains which would contribute to opening new horizons of joint work as well as ways of creating partnership opportunities between the two countries in various fields.

They also exchanged views on a number of issues of joint interests between the two countries as well as the latest developments in the regional and international arenas.

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