H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, today received in his office at the Presidential Palace, Keiichiro Okabe, Chairman of the UAE-Japan Friendship Society, along with a number of the society's members.

During the meeting, the parties discussed strengthening bilateral relations between the UAE and Japan in various fields, especially economic, cultural and investment relations, within the framework of the strategic partnership and mutual visits between the two countries.

Sheikh Mansour hailed the UAE-Japan Friendship Society's role in boosting the relations of friendship between the two countries to benefit the peoples of the two friendly countries.

The Chairman of the UAE-Japan Friendship Society stressed the depth of relations between the two countries, praising the leading role played by the UAE in economic, trade and investment fields.

The meeting was attended by Sultan Al Humairi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs for the Support Services Sector.