DUBAI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday welcomed visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with an official reception.

"Today, I received my friend Joko Widodo, president of Indonesia, and discussed bilateral ties with him as well as regional and international issues," Sheikh Mohammed said on Twitter, adding that "We share a common desire to promote mutually beneficial bilateral action."

Widodo stressed his country's keenness to enhance relations with the UAE in various aspects, especially economic, investment, trade and development fields for the benefit of the two friendly countries and peoples, according to UAE's official WAM news agency.