His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday received a phone call from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces.

In the phone call, King Abdullah and Sheikh Mohammed exchanged New Year wishes.

His Majesty also reaffirmed the deep ties that Jordan and the UAE share, stressing his keenness to bolster cooperation and joint action in 2018, in the best interest of the two peoples.