UAE-France High-Level Business Council holds first plenary meeting

UAE-France High-Level Business Council holds first plenary meeting

ABU DHABI, 30th January, 2023 (WAM) -- Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Patrick Pouyanne, chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, today chaired in Abu Dhabi, the first plenary meeting of the UAE-France High-Level Business Council.

The meeting, which was attended by Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, underlined the mandate bestowed on the Council by the leadership of both countries and set the framework for a comprehensive approach to significantly broaden and deepen the UAE-France economic ties by fast-tracking pragmatic and result-oriented programmes and initiatives with an initial focus on Energy, Clean Energy and Climate Action, Transport & Logistics, Manufacturing, Technology, and bilateral Investments.

The Council represents a step change in the approach to identifying and delivering strategic joint programs and investments and will serve as a tangible outlet to expand the already vibrant economic cooperation that exists between the two countries' business communities.

The establishment of the Council coincides with a very important year for the UAE, the “Year of Sustainability” and the year that UAE hosts the COP28, the most critical climate conference since the Paris Agreement.

The work of the Council will synergise the efforts of both