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US Central Command chief meets head of UAE armed forces
ABU DHABI (AFP) Jul 24, 2004
 US Central Command chief General John Abizaid met here Saturday with the chief of staff of the United Arab Emirates armed forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan, the official WAM news agency reported.

The talks between the US military commander and Sheikh Mohammed, who is also deputy to Abu Dhabi's crown prince, focused on "military issues of mutual interest," WAM said without elaborating.

It did not say when Abizaid, who has been to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain during a regional tour, arrived in the UAE capital.

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