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5/30/25, 4:40 PM UAE minister says trade talks with EU not a hurdle for deal between GCC and bloc | Reuters
UAE minister says trade talks with EU

not a hurdle for deal between GCC and

bloc

By Federico Maccioni

May 28, 20256:54 PM GMT+4Updated 2 days ago

DUBAI, May 28 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates does not see bilateral talks for a free trade
deal with the European Union as an obstacle to a similar agreement between the 27-nation bloc

and the Gulf Cooperation Council, the UAE's trade minister said on Wednesday.

"We're not seeing this as a hurdle, we are seeing it's a flow which is going to be starting from here
and moving to the GCC...usually the blocs are much slower than the bilateral, and that's why we're

starting here, so we can move quickly," Thani Al Zeyoudi told reporters.

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