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Press Release

UAE and Czech Republic hold inaugural Joint Economic Committee session
with an aim to enhance cooperation in new economy, tourism,

entrepreneurship, renewable energy, transportation & aerospace

Session witnesses signing of several MoUs between the two countries to
broaden the scope of economic and industrial cooperation

Abu Dhabi, 14 June 2024:

A UAE delegation led by H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, participated in
the inaugural session of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) between the UAE and Czech
Republic, held in Prague on 13 and 14 June 2024. The session was held with an aim to strengthen
economic cooperation between the two countries in various sectors and activities of shared interest.
These include the new economy, tourism, entrepreneurship, SMEs, transportation, financial
services, agriculture, environment, food security, logistics services, energy, renewable energy,
industry, advanced technology, innovation, healthcare industry, and aerospace. Through enhancing
and diversifying the existing economic partnership at private and government sector levels, the two
countries seek to contribute to the growth and sustainability of their economies.

The JEC session, chaired by H.E. Bin Touq and H.E. Jozef Sikela, Minister of Industry and Trade
in the Czech Republic, falls under the framework of the economic and technical cooperation
agreement signed by the UAE and the Czech Republic. Other dignitaries who attended the session
include H.E. Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced
Technology; Abdullah Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Federation of UAE Chambers
of Commerce and Industry; H.E. Maria Hanif Al Qassim, Assistant Undersecretary for Policies
and Economic Studies at the Ministry of Economy; H.E. Eng Alia Abdul Rahim Al Harmoudi,
Assistant Undersecretary for Sustainable Communities sector at the Ministry of Climate Change
and Environment; Dr. Ghalia Ali Al Humaidan, Chargé d´Affaires at the UAE Embassy in the
Czech Republic; and Majed Julfar, Director of Trade Credit Insurance and Export Financing at
Etihad Credit Insurance, in addition to several government officials from both sides.

H.E. Bin Touq said that the UAE, following its wise leadership’s vision and directives, continues
to enhance its integration with the global economy by establishing productive partnerships and
strengthening synergies with strategic markets at both regional and global levels. He pointed out

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