Undersecretary of the UAE Interior Ministry, Lt. General Saif Al-Sha"afar and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman discussed this morning matters of common interest and venues of cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and the United States. Poneman is leading an official delegation from the U.S. Department of Energy on a current visit to the UAE. U.S Ambassador to the UAE Richard G. Olson, Jr. and Head of the International Cooperation Department at the UAE Interior Ministry Col. Jamal Saif Fares were present at the meeting, according to a report of the UAE news agency "WAM".