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Russia and the UAE are going to jointly

develop a fifth-generation Russian-Emirati

fighter based on the MiG-29.

developing. In the structure of Russia’s Cooperation in the field of peaceful atom is of
exports to the UAE, the bulk of deliveries falls great importance in relations between the two
to precious metals and stones, food products and countries. In particular, Rosatom is already
agricultural raw materials, chemical products, supplying natural and enriched uranium for
mineral products, machinery, equipment and the first Emirati nuclear power plant „Baraka“,
vehicles, metals and products thereof, wood as and there are contracts in place for the supply
well as pulp and paper products. of radioactive isotopes and equipment for the
hazardous industrial wastes processing plant.
Russian imports are represented by chemical In addition, Russia is conducting negotiations
products, machinery, equipment and vehicles, regarding the disposal of spent nuclear fuel
food products and agricultural raw materials, of the „Baraka“, which is currently under
metals and metal products, as well as textiles construction.
and footwear.
Both countries cooperate in the fields
Military-technical cooperation occupies of science, culture and education. In October
a considerable share in the Russian-Emirati of 2014, a memorandum of understanding
portfolio. Under the contracts signed in was signed between the Ministry of Education
1994–1995, the UAE received a significant and Science of the Russian Federation and the
amount of BMP-3 and armoured repair and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
recovery vehicles; in August 2000, the UAE Research of the United Arab Emirates
signed a contract with the Tula Instrument on cooperation in the field of higher education
Design Bureau for the development and supply and scientific research, and in June 2016, the
of the „Pantsir“ anti-aircraft gun and missile M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and
systems. And in November 2006, Russia and the Institute of Science and Technology Masdar
the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement signed an agreement on scientific and technical
on military-technical cooperation, which cooperation in educational, scientific and
created the current legal framework of the innovative activities.
relations between the two states in this area.
The major result of signing this agreement Such multifaceted cooperation between
was the conclusion of an arms contract for the Russia and the UAE gives reason to believe
supply of anti-tank missiles worth more than that our country has a reliable partner
$700 million. In addition, Russia and the UAE in the Middle East, one ready to take the same
are going to jointly develop a fifth-generation course as Russia and to participate in a large
Russian-Emirati fighter based on the MiG-29. number of projects initiated by Moscow. The
A corresponding agreement on this topic was implementation of all the conceived plans
signed in 2017. will allow to bring the relations between the
Russian Federation and the UAE to a higher
According to the „Rostec“ director general level, which, in turn, will positively affect the
Sergey Chemezov, the machine should be Middle Eastern region as a whole, since the
created within the next 7–8 years. Emirates are one of the key players of this
market.
Negotiations for the supply of Su-35 fighters
for this Middle Eastern country are still
in progress.