Feb 06, 2023

Maksim Zagornov takes part in the 4th meeting of the Working Group on Industry, Investment and Innovation of the Intergovernmental Russian-Emirati Commission

Maksim Zagornov, Business Ambassador of Business Russia to the UAE, is taking part in the 4th meeting of the Working Group on Industry, Investment and Innovation of the Intergovernmental Russian-Emirati Commission on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation. The event takes place on February 6-7 in Dubai, the UAE.

Expert negotiations are held in Dubai, on the premises of the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technologies.   During the meetings, the parties discuss a  wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation on trade, economic and investment collaboration, energy (including hydrogen technologies and renewable energy sources), aircraft and automobile production, digital technologies, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, waste processing, seawater desalination, etc.

Expert consultations and B2B negotiations took place on February 6.The following Russian companies took place there: TMHolding, Russian Railways, KAMAZ, Rusatom International Network, Metalloinvest, Yandex, Kaspersky Lab, etc.The Emirati side was represented by ADNOC, Tawazun, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi Ports, EWEC, DEWA and others.

Maksim Zagornov, Business Ambassador of Business Russia to the UAE, made proposals on strengthening the Russian-Emirati cooperation. The expert told about specific steps taken by Business Russia to bring Russian companies to the UAE market, in particular, about business missions in the UAE, business breakfasts with the participation of the UAE Embassy in the Russian Federation, as well as about the Business Russia Trade House in the UAE - a structure that provides assistance to the Russian companies in export activities in the Emirates.

On February 7, a plenary session of the 4th meeting of the Working Group on Industry, Investment and Innovation of the Intergovernmental Russian-Emirati Commission will be held to sum up the results of the work.A. Gruzdev, the Co-Chairman of the Working Group, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation,and O. Al-Suwaydi, Co-Chairman of the Working Group, Deputy Minister of Energy and Industry of the UAE are expected to attend the meeting.

The final point of the two-day event will be signing of the minutes of the 4th meeting of the Working Group on Industry, Investment and Innovation of the Intergovernmental Russian-Emirati Commission on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation.