Published on 11:00 PM, September 11, 2009

Obama meets Abu Dhabi crown prince

President Barack Obama met at the White House on Thursday with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the deputy supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates armed forces, the White House said.
The two "discussed ways to deepen the strong political, security and economic relationship" between the United States and the UAE, as well as ways to "bolster regional security, and advance Israeli-Arab peace efforts," the White House said in a statement.