BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan on Friday met with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is here to attend the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

Highlighting the important consensus between the two countries on jointly advancing Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Wang called for efforts from both sides to deepen the understanding of each other and cooperation in various fields.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, also ruler of Dubai, congratulated on the opening of the forum, and said the UAE is ready to deepen its cooperation with China under the BRI framework.