UAE and Seychelles Boost Parliamentary Cooperation

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  In a step toward deepening international collaboration, the UAE Parliamentary Friendship Committee recently held a pivotal meeting with Waven William, Chairperson of the International Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Seychelles. The agenda: enhancing parliamentary cooperation and forging stronger bilateral relations between the two nations. The dialogue, marked by mutual respect and shared interests, focused on the importance of inter-parliamentary exchange in fostering diplomatic and developmental ties. Both sides emphasized the need for collaborative approaches to global challenges such as climate change, economic diversification, and sustainable development — issues that resonate deeply with both countries given their strategic geographic locations and shared ambitions. Waven William lauded the UAE’s rapid progress in governance and innovation and expressed interest in learning from the UAE’s successful models of economic and social development. The UAE representa...

UAE is honoured to have been selected as the host country for the WTO Ministerial Conference in 2024.

 


Next year  February 2024, UAE has been selected to host global trade development talks  the last time the conference was held in the Gulf was in 2001 in Doha, which resulted in China being approved as the 143rd member.

President Sheikh Mohamed made the announcement on Monday that representatives from 164 countries in the World Trade Organisation will convene in the nation's capital.

 We look forward to facilitating constructive dialogue between WTO nations and strengthening international cooperation for a sustainable economic future.” 

“We welcome the participating countries, we welcome the World Trade Organisation, and we support all international moves that guarantee the free flow of goods and services between different countries of the world and protect the future of global trade,” he wrote.

“The 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation reflects the UAE’s status as a key facilitator of trade and investment between all four corners of the world,” said Abdulla Bin Touq, Minister of Economy.

“It is also the culmination of the qualitative leaps that the UAE has achieved in terms of economic growth and diversification over recent decades, which has been central to our bold vision to unleash a new era of sustainable economic development.”  

 UAE is transforming its economy, accelerating its industrial output, integrating advanced technology to foster the industries of the future, and developing new capabilities in sectors such as renewable energy, and space exploration. We need an efficient, regulated and digitally enabled global trading system to fully capitalize on these opportunities, and we are eager to take a lead on the discussions that will shape the future of trade

Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said trade has shaped the UAE's history and now the UAE will shape the future of trade.“In 2024, the UAE will host the WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference and lead discussions on multilateralism, digital trade and inclusive development – and confirm our role as a global trading hub,” Al Zeyoudi said in a tweet after the UAE won the rights to host the global conference.

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