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ASEAN region to the UAE, and the willingness to cement ties to a region with well-

developed manufacturing and food-production sectors.With Manoa Seru Nakausabaria

Kamikamica, Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji, the talks revolved around logistics, the fishing

industry and the importance of moving forward with climate-mitigation policies.

Improving connections to Latin America was the subject of the conversations with Gabriela

Garcia, Minister of Economy of Guatemala and Felix Ulloa, Vice President of El Salvador,

while trade and investment with the key industrial state of Michigan, USA was the focus of

the discussions with Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

He also held talks with Erkki Keldo, Minister of Economy and Industry of Estonia, and

Ismael M'Fala Nabe, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Guinea.

The World Government Summit also provided the opportunity to review several of the

UAE's Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements.

Thani was able to meet Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign

Affairs of Vietnam, with which the UAE signed a CEPA with in October 2024, and Luis
Carlos Reyes Hernandez, Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism of Colombia, a

CEPA partner since April 2024.

Al Zeyoudi said the meetings serve to strengthen the UAE's position as an important

partner for economic development across the world. "The UAE has a long-standing belief
that foreign trade and investment are the key to sustainable economic development,

industrial productivity and innovation. My meetings with ministers this week have

highlighted that nations across the world are not only keen to expand their trade networks

but make trade simpler, faster and more efficient. Our CEPA programme is establishing

corridors of growth between Asia, Africa and the Americas, and many countries are

expressing their interest in deepening their collaboration with us. I look forward to

continuing these conversations to ensure a prosperous and equitable future for all."

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