On the sidelines of the GCC Ambassadors’ FTA meetings in London, HE Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, met with Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, British Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security, where they discussed bilateral investment cooperation and new opportunities to expand the existing partnership, and achieve mutual visions and aspirations.

The Minister of Industry and Commerce affirmed that the United Kingdom is a key investment partner at the global level, and that economic relations continue to witness steady growth. Highlighting the importance of the Free Trade Agreement between the GCC and the UK, which will constitute a significant historical turning point in the well-established trade and investment relations between the two sides.