UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited on Wednesday a training center for the Land Forces, UAE national news agency WAM reported.

Upon arrival, he was received by Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Saleh Mohammed Mujrin Al Ameri, Commander of the Land Forces, and a number of senior armed forces officers.

Sheikh Saif was briefed on the Centre’s capabilities and toured its different sections. He also watched part of the exercises conducted there by the different land forces units.

Furthermore, Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a telephone call Wednesday evening from Amber Rudd, Home Secretary of the United Kingdom.

They discussed bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation between the two friendly countries, particularly in security and police fields.

Meanwhile, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, also received a telephone call Wednesday from British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

During the conversation, bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed in addition to the situations in the Middle East.