His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, today received Lord Gerald Edgar Grimstone, Minister of State for Investment in the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Commerce, at the headquarters of His Highness the Ruler of Dubai’s office.
During the meeting, the steady development of Emirati-British relations in various fields under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was reviewed, within the framework of the two sides’ keenness to develop ties of partnership and cooperation by discovering more opportunities that contribute to closer ties. He exposed those ties and pushed them forward to serve the interests of the two countries and benefit the two friendly peoples.
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum expressed the UAE’s pride in its growing partnership with the United Kingdom, which continues to flourish in the midst of the surrounding global changes, which confirms the strength of that partnership and the strong historical ties that are based on it between the two countries, noting the UAE’s keenness to work closely. With the United Kingdom to consolidate the components of progress and prosperity for their peoples, and to cooperate in order to contribute positively to finding effective solutions to the current global challenges, while continuing to expand the exchange of experiences, ideas and visions between the two sides on issues of common concern.
The two sides stressed that the visit of His Highness the President of the State to London last September gave a great boost to bilateral relations, as His Highness and the British Prime Minister witnessed the signing of a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding that covered a number of vital sectors, while it was agreed during the visit on the importance of activating the “Partnership for the Future”. By adopting two main pillars: creating opportunities for sustainable prosperity and addressing global issues, starting from this partnership to establish new mechanisms to enhance cooperation in the fields of trade, investment and innovation, in addition to deepening cooperation in many key areas related to the future industry.
The meeting dealt with the continuous progress witnessed by bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of investment and trade, as the UAE is the third trading partner of the United Kingdom outside Europe, its largest trading partner in the Middle East, and one of the fastest growing markets for British exports. Tourism is one of the most important paths of economic cooperation between the two countries, as the UAE receives about 1.5 million tourists from the United Kingdom annually.
The meeting was attended by Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation, Abdullah Al Basti, Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai, and Hilal Saeed Al Marri, Director General of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai.
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