Abu Dhabi, 20 Rajab 1438 AH, corresponding to 17 April 2017 SPA -- Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, met here today with Katsuyuki Kauai, the Japanese Prime Minister's special advisor, who is currently visitng Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, they discussed the historical cooperation relations between the United Arab Emirates and Japan and means of strengthening and developing them in various fields in light of the two countries' ties of strong friendship and common strategic interests, as well as exchanging views on a number of issues of common concern. --SPA 01:09 LOCAL TIME 22:09 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w379065