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Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, held a bilateral meeting with Zdravko PoÄivalÅ¡ek, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Technology of Slovenia, to discuss strengthening economic relations and enhancing trade exchanges.
During the meeting that took place at the Ministry of Economy headquarters in Dubai, the two ministers discussed frameworks for the development of the existing economic partnership, the expansion of areas of cooperation, and the opening of direct channels of communication between the UAE private sector and its Slovenian counterpart.
They explored means to develop the volume of intraregional trade and double the movement of imports and exports in vital sectors of common interest, apart from the diversification of qualitative and future investments over the coming period.
These investments will be focused on the health, logistics, information and communication technology, e-commerce, tourism, real estate activities, financial services and insurance, and agricultural technology sectors.
Furthermore, the discussions covered ways to improve air connectivity between the two countries by increasing the number of direct flights.