Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reiterated here on Saturday his country's support for the international efforts to revive the Middle East peace process while meeting with visiting U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, Emirates News Agency reported.

The UAE is keen to see the reviving of the moribund peace process in the Middle East, as provided in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, Sheikh Khalifa was quoted as saying.

The two leaders also discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations in addition to the latest developments in the region, the report said.

During the meeting, Sheikh Khalifa "hailed the strong relations" between the UAE and the United States, the report added.

Cheney arrived Thursday in the UAE, the second leg of his Middle East tour, after a two-day surprise visit to Iraq in a fresh effort to press Iraqi leaders to achieve reconciliation among rival factions.

Cheney's Middle East tour will also take him to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan.

Source: Xinhua