Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, Staff Lieutenant General Hamad Mohammad Thani Al Rumaithi and Australian Chief of the Defence Force (CDF), Lieutenant General David Hurley, on Monday discussed military relations between their countries, ways to promote exchange of expertise, as well as matters of common concern. Lt.General David Hurley expressed his country's interest in furthering cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, according to a report of the UAE news agency "WAM".