UAE, China ink MoU to boost investments in AI: Economy Minister Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao, inked an MoU to promote investment in digital infrastructure, AI, and advanced technological applications, and agreed to work together on further economic cooperation, state news agency Wam reports. The two ministers also discussed advancing economic cooperation, as well as cooperation on tourism, green energy, agriculture, infrastructure, industry, transport, and logistics.
FM + Blinken talk Gaza, Sudan conflicts: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed the ongoing war in Gaza and a two-state solution between Palestine and Israel with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, according to a State Department statement. Blinken thanked the UAE for its ongoing humanitarian assistance efforts in Gaza, the statement says. The two leaders also discussed bringing the conflict in Sudan to an end.
OTHER DIPLOMACY NEWS-
- State Minister Ahmed Al Sayegh also met with Japan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Kiyoto Tsuji yesterday to discuss enhancing economic cooperation and trade between the countries. (Statement)
- The UAE signed an MoU with Pakistan on innovation, research, and development in the agriculture industry, with a focus on date palm cultivation. (Wam)