During the meeting, the two sides also reviewed the latest regional and international developments.
The top Iranian security official referred to the enhanced politico-economic relations between Iran and the UAE, and said that the two countries can take major steps in expansion of mutual cooperation and boosting the neighborhood diplomacy.
Shamkhani also said that the problems in the Persian Gulf region are mainly due to the interference of trans-regional countries, the United States and the Zionist regime in particular, urging the need for collective efforts of regional countries to ensure the security of the region.
The UAE president, for his part, appreciated a recent historic agreement for restoring relations between Tehran and Riyadh which he said was a decisive step to further help bring convergence among regional countries.
He expressed hope that the visit to Abu Dhabi by Iran’s top security official will turn a new page in the relations between Iran and the UAE.
The UAE president voiced his country’s readiness to solve the misunderstandings so as to promote bilateral relations with Iran to the highest level.
Also in a meeting with UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Shamkhani said that the existence of differences and mistrust among the countries of the strategic Persian Gulf region is a main obstacle to economic growth of this part of the world.
He stressed the need for further dialogue among regional countries in different political, security, economic and cultural areas to bring about security and welfare to the people of the region.
Noting that all the regional countries are members of a family, he said that family disputes should be resolved through dialogue, goodwill and tolerance.
In his one-day visit to the UAE, Shamkhani is accompanied by senior economic, banking and security officials.
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