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Friday, March 10, 2023 at 15:48 pm
ABU DHABI, 10th March, 2023 (WAM) — The third Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) between the European External Action Service, EEAS, and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, MoFAIC was co-chaired by Ayesha Al MoFAIC Europe Suwaidi, Director of Affairs and Carl Hallergard, Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa, EEAS.
As part of a collaborative arrangement signed between EEAS and MoFAIC in January 2018, the meeting focused on sectoral exchanges.
The two sides welcomed the progress made in the implementation of the cooperation arrangements, which will help strengthen bilateral cooperation in policy areas such as economy and trade, COP28, energy security and energy transition, counter-terrorism, development cooperation, and humanitarian assistance.
The UAE and the EU also noted the importance of COP28 in further enhancing EU-UAE relations.
Collaboration between different sectors takes place in three working groups: Trade and Economic Diversification, Security and Counter-Terrorism, and Global Agenda.
Key topics include bilateral cooperation on trade and economic issues, energy transition, sustainability, climate change, security and development cooperation, and humanitarian assistance.
Hodr Nashar / Mohammad Amir
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