UAE president meets Qatar’s PM: President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at Qasr Al Shati during a visit to Abu Dhabi, according to statements by both countries’ Foreign Affairs Ministries (here and here). The leaders “discussed a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest and exchanged views on them,” the statement reads.

Rekindling UAE-Japan Business Council: UAE Chambers’ Secretary-General Humaid Mohamed bin Salem and the Director-General of Japan’s External Trade Organization (JETRO) met to discuss the membership structure and requirements of the UAE-Japan Business Council, established in July 2023, Wam reports. Bin Salem stressed the Business Council’s commitment to encouraging Japanese investments in tourism, space exploration, healthcare, oil and gas, mining, energy generation, and industrial projects.

PLUS- Stronger economic + investment ties with Jordan, Pakistan:

  • Foreign Trade Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi met with Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh and Trade Minister Yousef Mahmoud Al Shamali in Amaan last Wednesday, according to a Foreign Affairs Ministry statement. The ministers discussed promoting investment ties and cooperation between the two states’ private sectors.
  • Al Zeyoudi and Pakistan’s Interim Commerce Minister Gohar Ejaz discussed improving trade and economic ties during a meeting on Saturday, Arab News reports. They also discussed expanding UAE shipping and cargo services in Pakistan.

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