His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God preserve him, sent a message of congratulations to His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic, UAE-Italy exchanged congratulations on the occasion of Republic Day for his country.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai “may God bless him”, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, sent two similar congratulatory messages to His Excellency President Sergio Mattarella.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent my telegram of congratulations to His Excellency Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic.
The UAE-Italy relations are distinct
The distinguished bilateral relations that bring together the UAE-Italy, and the continuous growth in the fields of joint cooperation between the two friendly countries under the support and care of the leaderships of the two countries, praising the pioneering position that the UAE enjoys at the regional and international levels.
Cooperation between the UAE-Italy to enhance the fields of innovation and small projects
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Economy signed with the Italian “Intesa San Paolo S.A.” group of memoranda of understanding with the aim of developing aspects of joint cooperation in the fields of the circular economy, innovation, and small and medium enterprises.
Cooperation with the “Intesa San Paolo S.A.” group aims to open the way for Emirati entrepreneurs and innovative startups to benefit from the practical use of technological laboratories, industrial technologies, and scientific and commercial consulting at the Italian group’s innovation centers in Turin and Milan, Italy.
The memo includes providing direct financial financing to small, medium and emerging companies for citizens that adopt the three principles of circular and technological economy, along with a number of specialized training programs to raise the efficiency of Emirati entrepreneurs to serve the economic and development trends of the United Arab Emirates.
UAE-Italy at corona pandemic
The UAE is aiding Italy with an aid plane
The United Arab Emirates has sent an aid plane carrying about 10 tons of various medical and preventive supplies to Italy, which will benefit about 10 thousand medical workers, to support it in the face of the emerging Coronavirus (COVID-19).
This initiative comes within the framework of the United Arab Emirate’s cooperation with countries that witness the outbreak of the new Coronavirus and in order to enhance global efforts to limit its spread.
Omar Obaid Al Shamsi, the country’s ambassador to the Italian Republic, said in this regard: “Since the establishment of the United Arab Emirates, the country has adhered to the approach of giving to countries and peoples in distress and crises. An epidemic has spread in it, which reflects the originality of the humanitarian approach in Emirati politics, in which the leadership and people have always stood by the nations and peoples in difficult times.