On October 27, a meeting was held between the MCCI leadership and a delegation of the Abu Dhabi’s Industrial Zone Khalifa (KIZAD).
"We are very glad to have you as our guests. We consider it fundamentally important to develop relations with the UAE in the context of constructive projects.
Business should en engage in conducting business,” - this is how the the Vice-President of the MCCI, Mr. Suren Vardanyan, greeted the guests. “In fact, the UAE is a springboard for further promotion, offering the Russian business interesting variants of cooperation and assistance on a wide spectre, including the African continent,” the speaker noted
According to him, the Commission of the MCCI on foreign economic cooperation with partners in the UAE (its Chairman, Mr. Alexey Busev, also attended the meeting) is one of the strongest in the Chamber. "I am sure that your arrival is a catalyst for the development of both the UAE and our industrial companies," stressed Mr. Vardanyan. In particular, several of the MCCI’s members, engaged in food production, have already expressed interest in localizing production in the Khalifa zone. "With the help of our Arab partners, we intend to create a means for individual promotion of companies to the UAE market and through the UAE - to underdeveloped countries," the speaker noted.
He also spoke about the need to learn the tenor of national culture of the partner country, in order to form a trusting relationship, a project to create a business center to represent the interests of Russian business in the UAE, the organization of a teleconference between Moscow and the Gulf countries.
The representative of the Industrial Zone Khalifa (KIZAD), Mr Khalid Al Marzooqi, in his response, described the benefits of the industrial zone for the Moscow companies: in particular, the possibility to obtain a double license - both for industrial and free economic zones, as well as assistance for the KIZAD residents from largest state companies. The speaker told about the visit of the delegation to Moscow, the negotiations with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the interest for cooperation with Moscow companies, particularly concerning the field of e-commerce.
At the end of the event, the Arab delegation held a meeting with representatives of Russian companies at the end of which the parties exchanged commemorative gifts.