The UAE inked an MoU with Mauritius to boost cooperation in energy, renewables, hydrogen, energy efficiency, liquefied natural gas, desalination, and water management, Wam reports. Signed between the energy and infrastructure ministry and the Mauritian energy and public utilities ministry, the MoU will see the two countries explore striking public-private partnership and independent power producer agreements to develop joint projects.
UAE-based data analytics firm Presight was named as one of two Emirati firms to participate in the projects outlined in the MoU, the firm said in a statement (pdf).
OTHER DIPLOMACY NEWS-
- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Indonesian President-elect (and defense minister) Prabowo Subianto in Abu Dhabi to discuss boosting defense and military ties, with Al Nahyan handing Subianto the Order of Zayed in honor of his efforts to boost ties between the countries. (Wam)
- Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with his Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon in Abu Dhabi on Monday, where the two discussed the two nations’ ties and their potential cooperation in the areas of economy, trade, and investment. The two also discussed Israel’s war on Gaza. (Wam)