Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone call on Monday to discuss the latest regional and international developments, reported the UAE news agency (WAM). Sheikh Mohamed received the telephone call from Putin with the two leaders stressing the importance of maintaining coordination and joint action to ensure security and stability in the Gulf region and Middle East. They also reviewed prospects for further consolidating bilateral relations, in addition to an array of issues of common interest.