ABU DHABI / WAM
The UAE-Japan Friendship Committee for Women (FCW) held its 12th forum meeting, under the patronage of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation.
The forum, which supports the empowerment of women in the oil and gas industry, met virtually, and was attended by Dr Maitha Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, Nakai Tsiyoshi, CEO of the Japan Cooperation Centre Petroleum (JCCP) and Fatima Al Nuaimi, CEO of Adnoc LNG and Chair of the FCW Management Committee. A number of speakers from Saudi Aramco, Waseda University in Japan and various Japanese oil and gas companies also joined the meeting.
On this occasion, Sheikha Fatima honoured the contribution of women in the oil and gas sector in overcoming the challenges of Covid-19.