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TRADE
UAE hopes to reactivate trade talks with EU this
year
Negotiations between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council, a six-country Arab bloc that
includes the UAE and Saudi Arabia, remain stalled
Catherine Cartier, Reuters News
July 22, 2024
The United Arab Emirates hopes to reactivate trade talks with the European Union by the end of the
year, the UAE trade minister said on Monday, and is optimistic the talks would be bilateral.
Negotiations between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council, a six-country Arab bloc that includes the
UAE and Saudi Arabia, remain stalled.
"We initiated the discussion, through both the GCC as well as bilaterally, and we're getting the support
from many of the EU members," Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi told Reuters in an interview.
He said either EU-GCC or bilateral EU-UAE talks would be an "added value" but added he was
optimistic the talks would be bilateral.
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