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Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has discussed, during his meeting with Juan Luiz Manzur, Governor of Tucuman Province in Argentina, and his delegation the economic cooperation between Abu Dhabi and Tucuman Province.
The meeting, which was held at the Chamber’s headquarters, was attended by Mohammed Helal Al Muhairi, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, and Abdullah Ghurair Al Qubaisi, Deputy Director-General of the Chamber.
Al Mahmoud expressed the hope that the visit will promote relations between companies from Abu Dhabi and Tucuman Province while highlighting the importance of introducing investment opportunities in Tucuman to local businessmen and investors and providing relevant facilitations. He also hoped that the visit will help to strengthen the economic and trade relations between AbuDhabi and Argentina, as well as increase their level of trade while pointing out that the level of non-oil foreign trade between the two countries totalled AED700 million in 2016.
He called on Argentinian companies from Tucuman to participate in SIAL 2018 and stressed that the exhibition will provide an important platform for Argentinian food and agricultural companies to showcase their products and cooperate with their Emirati counterparts.
Manzur stated that Tucuman is a key province in Argentina, as it is known for its production of wheat, grains, meat, sugar and other food products.
He also invited the Chamber to visit Tucuman and meet with Argentinian companies and institutions, to discuss opportunities for commercial and investment cooperation, and hoped that the meeting will establish prosperous commercial and investment partnerships and cooperation.