
(Rome) – H.H. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, has discussed with the Italian Minister of Economic Development Italian Flavio Zanonato and his accompanying delegation, ways to strengthen economic and trade cooperation ties between the two countries.
During the UAE minister’s visit to Rome, the Emirati- Italian Joint Economic Forum, titled: “Investment and Strategic Partnership” was held. Al Mansouri stressed at the conference main axes of common economic cooperation in the presence of businessmen and investors from both countries.
He commended the growth of economic relations between the two countries, referring to the joint economic gathering, which brought together an elite of businesspersons from both countries. Al Mansouri said the volume of trade exchange between the two countries surged significantly to about 6 billion euro in 2002. The UAE minister discussed with the Italian officials on the sidelines of the forum the cooperation ties, especially in the areas of Small and Business Enterprise