Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a phone call from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, stressing the importance of enhancing bilateral relations as part of the existing overall strategic partnership between the UAE and Germany, WAM reported. During the call, they discussed various regional and international issues of mutual interest and emphasized their rejection of extremism and terrorism in all their forms and the importance of boosting international action to confront them, intensifying joint efforts to support and encourage dialogue between religions and cultures, at the regional and global levels as well.