UAE, Turkish Presidents witness exchange of agreements and MoUs
Exchanged during His Highness the UAE President's state visit to Turkey, the agreements aim to expand cooperation, reflecting the two countries' shared commitment to further advancing bilateral relations across various sectors.
The agreements and memoranda include:
— Agreement on the mutual protection of classified information — MoU on the establishment of a joint consular committee — MoU on investment in food and agriculture — MoU on investment cooperation in the pharmaceutical industry — MoU on investment in tourism and hospitality — MoU on investment cooperation in the industrial sector- MoU on cooperation in polar research
Sheikh Mohamed and Recep Tayyip Erdogan (3rd R), and their delegations during a meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. AFP
The agreements and memoranda were exchanged during a formal ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Ankara.
From the UAE side, the agreements were exchanged by:
Dr Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology - Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, Minister of Investment — Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Defence Affairs — Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State
From the Turkish side, the agreements were exchanged by:
Yaşar Güler, Minister of National Defence — Nuh Yılmaz, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs — Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu, President of the Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkeye — Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Industry and Technology
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