Sheikh Mohamed meets Egypt's El Sisi in Sharm El Sheikh

The pair discussed areas of continued co-operation

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, travelled to Sharm El Sheikh to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Wam

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, arrives in Egypt to meet Mr El Sisi. Wam

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, speaks with an official. Wam

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, speaks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Wam

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed, left, and Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, vice chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, attend a meeting with Mr El Sisi. Photo: Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Mohamed Al Mazrouei, undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court, left, and Ali Al Shamsi, deputy secretary general of the Supreme National Security Council, attend the meeting with Mr El Sisi. Photo: Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday.

Mr El Sisi welcomed Sheikh Mohamed at Sharm El Sheikh's airport, after which the pair discussed fraternal ties.

"We discussed ways to further boost our deep ties and areas of continued co-operation to benefit our two nations," Sheikh Mohamed wrote on Twitter.

Sheikh Mohamed was accompanied on the visit by Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, deputy chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, adviser for special affairs at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation, Ali Al Shamsi, deputy secretary general of the Supreme National Security Council, and Mohamed Al Mazrouei, undersecretary of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court.