Key pointers ahead of UAE President’s visit to France

Key pointers ahead of UAE President’s visit to France

Dubai: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s choice of France as the destination of his first official overseas trip not only strengthens UAE-France relations, but also falls within the scope of reinforcing cooperation with an important and key country to face global challenges and achieve sustainable development for people. • UAE and France are strategic partners in a broad spectrum of global issues to help achieve prosperity and stability for people • Achieving global sustainability and energy security • Developing biotechnology • Promoting education and culture • The people of UAE and France enjoy deep political, economic and cultural ties • Combating extremism and hate speech • Achieving sustainable economic development • Promoting climate change initiatives • Encouraging innovation and prosperity initiatives for people and humanity • The two countries shoulder a shared responsibility to respond coordinately to global challenges and work to resolve crises that cause global instability • They share common interests to ensure the world is stable and prosperous, where convergence, co-existence and tolerance prevail • UAE-French relations are of strategic dimensions that touch on their partnership that aims to provide a successful model of relations between countries • French-UAE initiative on bioenergy