Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, affirmed his country’s desire to work closely with Egypt in preparation for hosting the COP27 climate conference.
According to an Egyptian statement, Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting today with Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology in the UAE, the UAE’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirati “Masdar” Company, and his accompanying delegation. To discuss future cooperation between the two countries.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly welcomed the Emirati delegation, and expressed his happiness at signing two memoranda of understanding in the field of hydrogen production, referring in this regard to the directives of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Republic, to enhance areas of cooperation with the sisterly UAE, and implement the signed memoranda of cooperation in the field of green hydrogen production. , and developing more partnerships with it in this field, especially in light of the readiness of Egypt and the UAE to chair the 27th and 28th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, respectively. on the climate action agenda and topics.
According to the Egyptian government statement, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al-Jaber expressed his happiness at his presence in Egypt, saying: “We always look at Egypt as our second country,” pointing out that there are directives from the political leadership in the UAE to make every effort to enhance opportunities for cooperation with Egypt. He added that he had held a number of meetings with Egyptian officials during his current visit, which reflected the progress of the areas of cooperation on the desired path, and it is expected that the coming period will witness the introduction of more areas of cooperation.
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber affirmed the UAE’s desire to work closely with Egypt in preparation for hosting the COP27 climate conference, pointing to the importance of this conference and climate issues that have become at the top of the international political agenda, adding that Egypt’s hosting of this important conference indicates its leadership role on the scene. international issues and climate change.
Al-Jaber noted the agreement of Egypt and the UAE to form a joint working group, in order to support the Egyptian team in the framework of the ongoing preparations for the 27th session of the conference, and at the same time, the Emirati work team acquires experience and learns from the Egyptian experience before the start of preparations for assuming the presidency of the 28th session of the conference.
With regard to cooperation in the field of green energy, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al-Jaber indicated that the cooperation with Egypt in this field will have a direct impact on the development of energy production and green ammonia, adding that the UAE side has the ability and desire to develop a model for a strategic and sustainable economic partnership in the field of energy. Renewables, expressing his openness to discussing any model of cooperation in this field and the immediate start of its implementation.
With regard to cooperation in the field of manufacturing, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber indicated that the crisis of the outbreak of the Corona virus and its subsequent repercussions revealed the existence of gaps in basic industries, and the importance of working on developing basic industries and achieving self-sufficiency from them, in order to achieve the sustainability of the availability of basic commodities, especially In the field of medicine and food, pointing to the possibility of cooperation to achieve the integration of the UAE and Egyptian industrial strategy to bridge manufacturing gaps and achieve business sustainability and value chains.
For his part, Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, reviewed the promising cooperation opportunities in the field of new and renewable energy, pointing out that there are directives from the political leadership to localize the equipment industry for renewable energies, and there is a serious willingness on the part of the Egyptian private sector to enter into partnerships in this the field.
Meanwhile, Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, thanked the UAE for the continuous cooperation between the two sides, which resulted in various investment projects, adding that there are more projects that are currently being studied, including the localization of industries in the field of energy.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly affirmed Egypt’s welcome in various fields of cooperation with the sisterly UAE, pushing it to broader horizons during the coming period, calling for a vision of future cooperation proposals, especially for the localization of industry related to renewable energy and the establishment of partnerships between the private sectors of the two countries.
The Prime Minister added that Egypt has identified a group of advanced industries to work on in cooperation with partners, and has provided them with great incentives, stressing that the Egyptian state is keen to provide all means of necessary support and provide more incentives if necessary to develop these industries.
The UAE delegation included Maryam Al Kaabi, the UAE ambassador to Cairo, Mohammed Al Suwaidi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Holding Company, Omar Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Mohamed Jamil Al Ramahi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company “Masdar.”
