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Minister of Economy discusses cooperation with Finnish counterpart
Abu Dhabi, Jan 20, 2010 (WAM)- H.E Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy met yesterday with his Finnish counterpart Mauri Pekkarinen, who is leading a delegation on a visit to the UAE.
Present was Matti Lassila, the Ambassador of Finland to UAE. During the meeting, Al Mansouri welcomed the Finnish delegation, expressing UAE's desire in developing the economical cooperation with Finland. They also discussed ways of boosting future cooperation between UAE and Finland, as well as means to enhance economic relations to higher standards.
Al Mansouri said that UAE has succeeded in becoming an international model in the economic diversity, referring to the alternative energy field as one of the vital sectors that will attract foreign investments in the near future.
He also reviewed number of achievements and qualitative milestones achieved by UAE economy on different standards, saying that UAE economic growth reached 7.4 percent in 2008 whereas the non-oil sectors contributed 63.1 percent of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2008.
Pekkarinen praised UAE's approach in this field expressing his country's desire to consolidate ways of mutual cooperation with UAE in different fields of interest to the two countries, especially in the alternative energy field where he considered UAE as a leading country in adopting solutions of alternative energy in the world.
Present was Matti Lassila, the Ambassador of Finland to UAE. During the meeting, Al Mansouri welcomed the Finnish delegation, expressing UAE's desire in developing the economical cooperation with Finland. They also discussed ways of boosting future cooperation between UAE and Finland, as well as means to enhance economic relations to higher standards.
Al Mansouri said that UAE has succeeded in becoming an international model in the economic diversity, referring to the alternative energy field as one of the vital sectors that will attract foreign investments in the near future.
He also reviewed number of achievements and qualitative milestones achieved by UAE economy on different standards, saying that UAE economic growth reached 7.4 percent in 2008 whereas the non-oil sectors contributed 63.1 percent of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2008.
Pekkarinen praised UAE's approach in this field expressing his country's desire to consolidate ways of mutual cooperation with UAE in different fields of interest to the two countries, especially in the alternative energy field where he considered UAE as a leading country in adopting solutions of alternative energy in the world.
