UAE President concludes France visit, issues joint commitment for collaboration

UAE President concludes France visit, issues joint commitment for collaboration

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan left Paris on July 19, concluding a two-day state visit to France. During the visit, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and his high-level UAE delegation met French President Emmanuel Macron and other senior French officials. The two sides discussed strategic relations, bilateral cooperation and ways of enhancing them to advance their mutual interests. They also issued a joint commitment to expand their collaboration across fields, such as peace and stability, food and energy, economy and investment, climate change, healthcare, education, culture and space. Both leaders expressed deep concern regarding the crisis in Ukraine, its impact on civilians, the humanitarian situation, and its effects on commodity markets worldwide. They underscored the urgent need to intensify diplomatic efforts to reach a solution. Both leaders established a France-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Energy Partnership, they also welcomed the agreement between TotalEnergies and ADNOC on fuel provision. The UAE announced its support to the Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission initiative, as well as support the Agriculture Market Information System. The two sides praised the recently launched UAE-France Business Council, with a view to further increase bilateral business opportunities for the benefit of both nations. They noted that the council