Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received the Commander of the UAE Naval Forces Major General Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan and his accompanying delegation, who is currently visiting the country.

At the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of common interest for the benefit of the two friendly countries, Emirates News Agency WAM reported.

During his three-day visit to Dhaka, the Commander of the UAE Naval Forces also met with Commanders of the navy, air and land forces in Bangladesh.

The meeting was attended by Saed Mohammed Al Muhairi, UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh.

In another development, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev, the Director of the Russian Federal Security Service, currently visiting the United Arab Emirates.

The meeting addressed ways of consolidating friendship and cooperation ties between the two countries and a series of issues of common interest.