{"id":70755,"date":"2023-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/15\/uae-holds-bilateral-trade-talks-plans-to-help-seychelles-with-airport-and-port-victoria-development-plus-gcc-to-unify-goods-as-local-qatar-boosts-ties-with-azerbaijan\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T00:00:00","slug":"uae-holds-bilateral-trade-talks-plans-to-help-seychelles-with-airport-and-port-victoria-development-plus-gcc-to-unify-goods-as-local-qatar-boosts-ties-with-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/15\/uae-holds-bilateral-trade-talks-plans-to-help-seychelles-with-airport-and-port-victoria-development-plus-gcc-to-unify-goods-as-local-qatar-boosts-ties-with-azerbaijan\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE holds bilateral trade talks + plans to help Seychelles with Airport and Port Victoria development. PLUS: GCC to unify goods as \u201clocal,\u201d Qatar boosts ties with Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The<\/span>UAE\u2019s FM holds bilateral meetings to boost trade:<\/span> UAE Foreign Trade Minister <\/span>Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi held bilateral meetings with senior ministers and officials from Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Congo, Malawi, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, and the African Free Trade Association, at the 12th Annual Investment Meeting, Emirati state news agency <\/span>WAM<\/a><\/span>reports. Al Zeyoudi explored ways to help boost trade its non-oil trade to AED 4 tn (USD 1.09 tn) by 2031, WAM adds.<\/span><\/p>\n

UAE to help Seychelles with two infrastructure development projects:<\/span> Abu Dhabi <\/span>and Seychelles will form a technical team to conduct final planning works for the Seychelles International Airport, while a a technical team from AD Ports will provide a complete audit report for Port Victoria by the end of this month, Seychelles state <\/span>news agency<\/a><\/span> reports<\/span>. The audit will include infrastructure, shipping, and trade aspects which will pave the way for the development projects later on. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>GCC states have agreed to categorize all member states\u2019 products as \u201clocal\u201d <\/span>products within member countries<\/span>,<\/span> according to state-owned <\/span>Saudi Press Agency (SPA)<\/a><\/span>. The agreement came out of consultative meetings on Thursday between GCC trade ministers and heads of federations and chambers of GCC countries in Muscat, Oman. President of the Federation of Gulf and Saudi Chambers Hassan bin Mujib Al-Huwaizi praised the effort and called for more cooperation on trade and commerce between GCC countries, according to SPA.<\/span><\/p>\n

More details on KSA + South Korea\u2019s MoUs on transport, road development: <\/span>Saudi Arabia and South Korea will cooperate on <\/span>research and development, promote the adoption of clean energy technologies, align policies and legislation for self-driving vehicles, and address challenges related to the adoption of modern technologies in the transportation sector, under <\/span>agreements<\/a><\/span> they inked together recently, according to a more recent <\/span>statement<\/a><\/span>. The two sides will also work on establishing a research center and benefiting from each other\u2019s expertise in road construction and aviation, as well as cooperate on asset management, operations, and improving road safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

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