His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday, received Florence Parly, Minister of the Armies of the French Republic, who is currently visiting the country, Emirates news agency WAM reported.

During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed and Minister Parly discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways of developing them, especially in defense and military fields.

The two sides also reviewed a number of regional and international issues of common concern and exchanged views on them.

The meeting was attended by Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defense Affairs; Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority; Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of-Staff of the UAE Armed Forces; Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Under-Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court; and Ludovic Pouille, French Ambassador to the UAE.