First meeting of the Greek-UAE Joint Cooperation Committee (Lagonisi, 11-12 January 2012)

The first meeting of the Greek-United Arab Emirates Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) will take place on Wednesday, 11 January 2012.

Representatives of the two countries will look at a wide range of issues with the aim of further strengthening bilateral relations – with emphasis on economic and trade relations – and will carry out a review of the bilateral contractual framework.

In this context, a number of working groups will convene to examine bilateral cooperation issues in sectors such as tourism, transport, agriculture & aquaculture, banking cooperation, military cooperation, energy, education, justice, health, shipping, culture and postal service.

On the margins of the meeting, Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas will have a bilateral meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Al Nuhayyan, with whom he is to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation between the two sides.

In tandem with the Greek-UAE JCC, a Business/Economic Forum will take place, co-hosted by the two governments and co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Al Nuhayyan.

January 9, 2012