US President Joe Biden invited his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, to visit the United States during a meeting on the sidelines of Jeddah Security and Development Summit, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Saturday. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was among the GCC leaders who arrived in Saudi Arabia early Saturday to attend the summit, which coincides with Biden’s two-day official visit to the Kingdom on his first Mideast tour as president. Both leaders discussed strengthening bilateral relations and seizing collaboration opportunities in economy, investment, sustainable development, climate change and food security to achieve common interests, WAM reported. The vital fields of cooperation discussed aim to establish development, stability and progress for both nations, the WAM statement read. The leaders also discussed several regional and global challenges, which would require close cooperation between the UAE and the US as strategic partners to overcome. During the meeting, Biden offered condolences over the demise of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and congratulated his counterpart for his presidency. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed thanked Biden for the earlier visit of Vice President Kamala Harris and the US delegation to offer their condolences. He also expressed appreciation over Biden’s support and good wishes to the UAE and its people.