The UAE National Guard Command, represented by the UAE Coast Guard, in the presence of Hamdan Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Deputy Commander of the National Guard and Senior Officers, received Friday a Qatari delegation headed by Major General Nasser Jabr Al Nuaimi, Director-General of Coast and Border Security at the Ministry of Interior, and the delegation accompanying him.

This visit comes as part of the framework of strengthening the bilateral ties between the National Guard Command of the UAE, and the General Directorate of Coast and Border Security of the State of Qatar, to review joint cooperation in maritime security and safety, environmental protection, and maritime search and rescue operations.

During the coordination meeting, the two sides discussed aspects of cooperation to exchange experiences on a number of issues of mutual interest to further develop maritime security cooperation between the two countries, UAE national news agency WAM reported.

Earlier, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, met Thursday with Dr. Sultan Al Mansouri, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United Arab Emirates.

At a meeting at the Ministry’s HQ in Abu Dhabi, the UAE's top diplomat congratulated the Qatari ambassador on his new role and wished him success in his duties, which would help to strengthen the strong fraternal relations between the two nations.

Sheikh Abdullah also affirmed the UAE’s commitment to developing cooperation and partnership relations with Qatar in all fields, in a way that achieves the mutual interests of the two countries and benefits their peoples.

For his part, Dr. Sultan Al Mansouri said that the two nations have strong relations and are working together to improve them and expand cooperation in all areas.