UAE, Egypt, Jordan ministers set roadmap for industrial partnership

UAE, Egypt, Jordan ministers set roadmap for industrial partnership

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Abu Dhabi / WAM

Ministers from the UAE, Egypt and Jordan have met for the first time since the signing of the Industrial partnership for Sustainable Economic Growth last week, to discuss a roadmap for implementing initiatives related to the new partnership.

The tripartite higher committee meeting was attended by Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology; Dr Nevein Gamea, Egyptian Minister of Industry and Trade; and Yousef

Al Shamali, Jordan’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply.

The ministers discussed timeframes for implementing the initiatives and how their performance can be measured. They also discussed establishing mechanisms for the governance of the partnership, as well as the tasks of the higher committee and the executive committee, to ensure the partnership’s objectives are met.

During the meeting, the ministers discussed expanding the partnership by adding new members, accelerating economically feasible opportunities under the umbrella of the industrial sector in the three countries, facilitating cooperation and integration by involving more sectors, and coordinating with government entities and the private sector. The meeting focused on the importance of private sector participation and its important role in