Sweden eyes stronger ties with UAE
December 26th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by IANSStockholm, Dec 25 (IANS/WAM) Sweden Saturday expressed its desire for wider trade and investment relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the United Arab Emirates. “We see many good reasons to deepen our cooperation with the GCC and the UAE through and beyond a Free Trade Agreement,” Josa Karre, an official at the Middle East and North Africa department, ministry for foreign affairs, told WAM.
“Sweden warmly supports a conclusion of a free trade agreement between the EU and the GCC (including the UAE),” she said.
Karre said that a memorandum of understanding on environment and energy technology and sustainable urban development cooperation will be shortly signed with the UAE.
Besides the UAE, other members of the GCC are Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.
–IANS/WAM
kv/dg
- Foreign ministers of Turkey, six Gulf nations meet - Jan 29, 2012
- Gulf Cooperation Council summit opens in Abu Dhabi - Dec 06, 2010
- UAE-Brazilian firms sign deals worth $65 mn - Feb 21, 2012
- Dubai to host 5th Gulf film fest - Jan 05, 2012
- 21 Arab films at Baghdad fest - Sep 21, 2011
- First session of Gulf Cooperation Council summit ends - Dec 07, 2010
- Gulf foreign ministers meet to set GCC agenda (Lead) - Dec 06, 2010
- Symposium on non-tariff trade barriers in Abu Dhabi - Apr 19, 2011
- Dubai to host 17th GCC e-government, e-services conference - May 19, 2011
- Abu Dhabi summit turning point for GCC - Dec 05, 2010
- French foreign minister to visit UAE Saturday - Nov 18, 2011
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Gulf - Apr 16, 2010
- GCC leaders thank UAE for hosting summit - Dec 08, 2010
- Australia seeks free trade pact with Gulf states council - Oct 11, 2009
- Sweden eyes environmental cooperation with UAE - Dec 20, 2010
Tags: dec 25, development cooperation, dg, energy technology, foreign affairs, free trade agreement, gcc, gulf cooperation council, investment relations, josa, kv, many good reasons, memorandum of understanding, north africa department, qatar, saudi arabia, stockholm, sustainable urban development, united arab emirates, wam