Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan praised Egypt’s pivotal role in the region El-Sisi expressed Egypt"s keenness to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation with the UAE CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on Saturday. During the meeting, El-Sisi expressed Egypt"s keenness to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation with the UAE in various fields, and to increase the frequency of meetings between senior officials from the two countries to coordinate responses to developments in the Middle East region. Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan praised Egypt’s pivotal role in the region, and the great development witnessed by Egyptian-Emirati relations in the political, economic, security and military fields. He also stressed his eagerness to further deepen Egyptian-Emirati relations. Discussions between the two also addressed a number of regional issues, including the Renaissance Dam and ways of resolving the ongoing dispute. The Egyptian president Abu Dhabi crown prince agreed that political settlements were the only solutions to a number of ongoing conflicts in the region, as well as the need for developing a comprehensive vision for Arab capabilities to meet challenges facing the region and increasing threats to regional security. El-Sisi stressed Egypt"s commitment to its firm stance towards the security of the Gulf and the rejection of any practices that seek to destabilize it.