DUBAI: The 15th session of France-UAE Strategic Dialogue held in Paris underscored the pledge to expand cooperation in key sectors as directed by French President Emmanuel Macron and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.
According to Emirates News Agency, the two countries on Monday held discussions on the status of the strategic bilateral investment partnerships. The two sides lauded Etihad Rail’s developing partnership with its equivalent French entities.
France-UAE Strategic Talks Concluded in Paris
In the sector of energy, France and the UAE are continuing their cooperation under the Comprehensive Strategic Energy Partnership, which objectives to deepen further bilateral cooperation. Both sides are expanding dialogues on a collaboration to finance the energy evolution, which will be revealed at COP28. They also highlighted the crucial need for the world to significantly enhance efforts to meet the Paris Agreement’s targets.
The two sides also agreed to highlight the significance of nuclear energy as the basis of low-carbon electricity generation. They highlighted the importance of improving global financial institutions and better-mobilizing resources for developing-country climate transitions.
The two sides welcomed progress in institutional cooperation to help the UAE’s nuclear program, including the signing of multiple MoUs and programs in R and D, capacity building, and nuclear industrial collaboration in the sectors of maintenance and engineering services, as well as cooperation between the Emirati and French supply chains via the “E-Fusion” initiative.
They also discussed a cultural collaboration proposal aimed at assisting with the redecoration of the Chateau of Versailles’ Grand Trianon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
An intergovernmental deal between the two sides is being considered to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the sector of higher education. The discussion lauded the constitution of new French university programs and campuses in the United Arab Emirates.
Both parties commended the UAE’s strong drive in French education, which has resulted from the opening of new French schools in Sharjah, as well as the continued French language program in public schools.
