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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, President of UN General Assembly talk on enhancing cooperation

Xinhua,January 16, 2018 Adjust font size:

ABU DHABI, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and President of the UN General Assembly talked on enhancing cooperation between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Nations (UN) in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met President of the 72nd session of the United nations (UN) General Assembly, Miroslav Lajack, who is currently visiting the Gulf Arab state to attend the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) meeting, UAE state news agency WAM reported.

The two sides discussed on ways to enhance cooperation between the UAE and the UN, particularly in humanitarian and developmental fields, "through different partnership tools," said the report.

Sheikh Abdullah affirmed the UAE's keenness "to build and sustain partnerships with the organizations concerned with comprehensive development for the nations of the world," according to WAM.

Lajack expressed the international organization's appreciation of the role played by the UAE in humanitarian and development fields. Enditem