The meeting of the Joint Committee Portugal-United Arab Emirates held this Tuesday and Wednesday in Abu Dhabi resulted in two agreements in the areas of food security and culture and a letter of intent in the defense sector. And in three promises for customs cooperation and tourism and the creation of a joint business committee.
It was also agreed that the next meeting of the Joint Committee will be held in Lisbon by the end of the first half of next year – before the parliamentary elections, therefore. Might happen the same as in Abu Dhabi: to coincide with the visit to Portugal’s Crown Prince and President of the Emirates, Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who accepted on Wednesday the invitation of Cavaco Silva for a trip to Lisbon.
This Wednesday signed a food safety Agreement to the compatibility of food quality control systems. It is essential for obtaining export licenses for Portuguese entrepreneurs to broaden the offer range in trade to the Emirates.
There was also a cultural agreement, which includes, for now, the sharing of files on to the Discoveries: Portugal holds most of the documents to the reports, charts and navigation books of the first Europeans who arrived in the Persian Gulf and the Emirates are interested in at least be able to organize temporary exhibitions of these assets, described source of the Portuguese delegation. Recall that in Abu Dhabi is being constructed an area dedicated to culture in Saadiyat Island, which will host at least three museums. – Two of them with license to use the name of the great Louvre and Guggenheim, and a national museum
On Thursday, since the presence of the defense minister, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (traveling from East Timor directly to Dubai), a letter of intent in the defense industry will be signed on . especially in technological niches
In addition to these, were tacked two cooperation agreements: one in the customs area, or in tourism, especially in cross-tourism promotion and vocational training in Portuguese schools and in hotels in two countries.
It was decided to create a joint business committee between the private business confederation of the Emirates and the Portuguese counterpart. The intention is that this entity will help strengthen information exchange mechanisms and investment opportunities between the two countries, said the source entourage. The Emirates are close to becoming the first trading partner of Portugal in the Gulf, dethroning Saudi Arabia. For four years, exports of goods doubled from 60 to 120 million euros. To add to this account there is still another 40 million in services.
Portugal also gave proposals for cooperation in the field of justice (legal assistance and extradition) and universities (through teacher training programs and exchange of students with European Academies).
also advanced in the energy sector, through meetings with Masdar, the holding company of the Emirates for energy in the renewable sector and intelligent mobility. And they open doors for cooperation in health, both through patient Emirati treatment programs in Portuguese units, and through the export of medicines produced in Portugal for the Arab confederation.
PUBLIC traveled at the invitation of the National Media Council of the UAE
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