Beijing / WAM
The preparatory meeting of the 6th UAE-China Joint Economic Committee was held in the Chinese capital, Beijing on Tuesday.
The main meeting of the committee will be held on Wednesday and will be led by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Zhong Shan, Minister of Commerce of China, with the participation of senior officials from the governments of both countries. The meeting highlighted the framework of joint co-operation between the two countries in several vital sectors of common interest, which were discussed during a previous technical meeting and included in the draft cooperation protocol of the 6th Joint Economic Committee.
Some of the major topics that were discussed include promoting cooperation in commerce, industry, investments, aviation, energy, renewable energy, infrastructure, financial and tourism, as well as in small and medium-sized companies, innovative industries, health and education. The meeting also witnessed detailed discussions about the clauses on the agenda of the 6th Economic Committee.