His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received a telephone call from Rex Tillerson, the United States (US) Secretary of State.

The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince congratulated Tillerson on his appointment as Secretary of State and wished him success in his new assignments.

During the call, the duo discussed ties of friendship and co-operation between the UAE and the US, and ways to enhance them to serve the interests of the two friendly countries.

They also talked about topics of mutual interest, latest regional developments, the efforts made by the international community to combat violence, extremism and terrorism, and the need to eradicate terrorist groups to ensure regional and global peace and security.