Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al- Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai met here yesterday with Jose Socrates, the Portuguese Prime Minister. The meeting dealt with the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of boosting cooperation, the UAE news agency "WAM" reported. On his part, Jose expressed the desire of his people and government to enhance economic, cultural and technological relations with the UAE. Jose, whose country is the current chairman of the European Union said that the UAE and Portugal can play an important and a positive role in strengthening the relations between Arab countries and Portugal.
