The UAE and Lithuania agreed to boost economic cooperation across sectors like tourism and aviation, transport and logistics — particularly maritime transport and marine technology — space science, and energy and renewable energy related to modern technologies and LNG, during their economic committee meeting yesterday, according to a statement from the Lithuanian economy ministry.

The meeting, attended by Economy Minister Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri and his counterpart Aušrinė Armonaitė, also focused on promoting innovation and advanced technologies, including joint projects in IT, fintech, AI, blockchain, and green technology. The two sides also planned to trade food and agricultural products and swap best practices in organic and smart farming.

On the business side, countries agreed to swap delegations and trade missions to facilitate the exchange of goods and services, and explore new investment windows. They also pledged to roll out joint programs supporting entrepreneurship and SMEs’ growth and exports, and set up a UAE-Lithuanian Business Forum to highlight vital economic sectors and streamline business community communication.

MoUs inked: The UAE Chambers and the Lithuanian Industrialists Association inked an MoU during the meeting to ramp up cooperation in industry, trade, investment, and technology, Sharjah24 reports.

Afghanistan appoints first ambassador to the UAE: Assistant Undersecretary for Protocol Affairs at the Foreign Affairs Ministry Saif Abdullah Al Shamsi received the credentials of Badruddin Maulana, ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the UAE, according to a ministry statement. This marks Afghanistan's first accredited ambassador to the UAE, making it the second country, after China, to accept an envoy at this level, Reuters writes. AP also picked up the story.

A UAE official told Reuters the move affirms the country’s interest in pursuing development and reconstruction projects in Afghanistan.

REMEMBER- Back in June, President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with an Afghan delegation led by Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani to discuss boosting economic and development ties, as well as supporting the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan.

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