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“Abu Dhabi Communiqué”

The First Edition of the Conference on Arab Business and Investment
with the Countries of Central Asia and Azerbaijan

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 26-27, 2025

The Ministers of Economy, Trade, and Investment of Arab countries, Central Asian states, and Azerbaijan
met on the margins of the first edition of the “Conference on Arab Business and Investment with the

Countries of Central Asia and Azerbaijan,” which was held on February 26 and 27, at Investopia 2025 in
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), under the theme “Towards Sustainable Cooperation and
Partnership” and the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President
and Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Chairman of the Presidential Court.

The Conference was organized by the UAE in collaboration with the General Secretariat of the League

of Arab States (LAS) following the Memorandum of Cooperation signed between the LAS, the Central
Asian countries and the Republic of Azerbaijan at the first session of the Arab Economic Cooperation
Forum with the Central Asian countries and the Republic of Azerbaijan, which was held in the Kingdom

of Saudi Arabia in 2014. The Conference also reflects the provisions of the “Doha Declaration 2024”
issued by the third session of the Forum that was held in Qatar, which encouraged the establishment
of an Arab-Central Asia-Azerbaijan economic partnership.

The Ministers discussed methods to enhance economic and investment cooperation between the
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countries, reaffirming the importance of economic integration and investment in relevant sectors.

The Ministers reaffirmed that the “Doha Declaration 2024” issued by the Arab Economic and
Cooperation Forum with Central Asian Countries and the Republic of Azerbaijan in laying strong
foundations for a sustainable and fruitful Arab-Central Asia-Azerbaijan economic partnership.

The Ministers emphasized the importance of the strategic relations between the countries and

coordination in key economic sectors such as energy security, renewable energy and green solutions,

1 The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Economy of the UAE, Abdulla bin Touq al Marri, and it was attended by the
ministers and deputy ministers from: Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Comoros Republic, Egypt, Mauritania, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, and
Uzbekistan, in addition to the Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs at the League of Arab States (LAS) and the
Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Development Affairs at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) General Secretariat.
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The use of “countries” in this communique represents the countries that participated in the meeting, namely: Azerbaijan,
Bahrain, Comoros Republic, Egypt, Mauritania, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, the UAE, as well as the LAS and the GCC.

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