Abu Dhabi, Feb 18, 2019, SPA -- Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh, Speaker of Shura Council, currently on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), held official talks here today, with his counterpart Dr. Amal Abdullah Al-Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) of the UAE. During the meeting, both sides highlighted the importance of coordination and prior planning to unify their visions and stances towards issues of common interest, especially during international parliamentary events, as well as exploring the future course of parliamentary diplomacy, that would enable them to keep pace with the current strategic relations between the UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Al-Qubaisi and Dr. Al Al-Sheikh also stressed the importance of enhancing their parliamentary cooperation to enhance their current strategic relations agreeing on a specified future agenda and intensify their mutual parliamentary visits and meetings, for further discussions and greater overall cooperation, while reaffirming that their mutual coordination, in various regional and international causes, which have resulted, in positive outcomes, during various parliamentary events and forums. -- SPA 21:10 LOCAL TIME 18:10 GMT 0028 www.spa.gov.sa/w839226