Abu Dhabi: Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Peruvian foreign minister Jose Antonio Garcia-Belaunde and a delegation accompanying him at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi Sunday.

Welcoming the foreign delegation, Shaikh Abdullah expressed hope that their visit would strengthen relations between the two countries.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the progress of bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields and explored ways of building on them. Garcia-Belaunde hailed the outcome of the visit made by Shaikh Abdullah to Peru last year and his meeting with the President of Peru, noting that it had opened up new horizons and provided a new framework for bilateral cooperation.