Major General Maktoum Al Sharifi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Police, welcomed FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to discuss a range of issues of common interest pertaining to the training of law enforcement personnel, UAE national news agency WAM reported.

Major General Al Sharifi informed McCabe on strategic development plans and programs that Abu Dhabi Police intend to implement to reach high standards of quality while carrying out services.

Al Sharifi said training and qualification programs aim to improve skills of police personnel and teach them the latest technological applications to maintain security, stability and crime prevention.

Later, the FBI official toured an exhibition of Abu Dhabi Police’s history and evolution over the last 60 years.

Meanwhile, Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, has received a letter from Ukrainian Interior Minister, Arsen Avakov.

The letter was presented to Salem Ahmed Al Kaabi, UAE Ambassador to Ukraine, during a meeting with the Ukrainian official at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kiev, where the two discussed a number of issues of common interest.