Acci, Tunisian Consulate Discuss Ways To Boost Cooperation

Date: 16/03/2021


Acci, Tunisian Consulate Discuss Ways To Boost Cooperation

Abdullah Al Muwaiji, Chairman of the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), received Shahir Dajbi, Consul General of the Republic of Tunisia in Dubai, to discuss boosting of the bilateral commercial and economic ties and to explore the investment opportunities available in various sectors. Held at the Chamber's headquarters, the meeting was attended by Salem bin Ahmed Al Nuaimi, Vice Chairman of Ajman Chamber, Salem Al Suwaidi, Director General, and Mohammed Al Janahi, Executive Director of Promotion and Investment, while the Tunisian delegation comprised Sami Hassan, Director of the Commercial Representation, Iman Al Huli, Economic Affairs Adviser at the Tunisian Consulate. Welcoming the visiting delegation, Al Muwaiji affirmed the deep-rooted bilateral relations between the UAE and Tunisia, noting that the Emirate of Ajman, under the guidance of its prudent leadership, is keen to reinforce its economic cooperation and trade exchange with all countries of the world in general and the Arab countries in particular. He stressed the importance of the meeting to utilize the available expertise and to explore investment opportunities in various sectors, such as industry, trade, tourism, health, education, infrastructure, agriculture, and others. The Ajman Chamber reviewed the most important economic ingredients in the emirate and the efforts of the government entities to provide an attractive economic environment that ensures fast delivery of transactions and hassle-free procedures. For his part, Shahir Dajbi briefed the attendees on the most important investment opportunities in Tunisia, especially in the industrial, agricultural and infrastructure sectors, calling on investors to be acquainted with the opportunities available in Tunisia. He also lauded the Emirati investment models in Tunisia, and so the Tunisian models in the UAE, expressing his aspiration for more cooperation to increase the volume of trade and mutual investments between the two sides. He further stressed the need for the constant communication between the Ajman Chamber and the Tunisian Consulate to utilize the opportunities in the education and health sectors in particular, in addition to following up the major exhibitions and events in the two countries. Moreover, he pointed to the importance of organizing joint forums that bring together businessmen and traders to explore the investment opportunities and the possibility of cooperation and partnership between them. The attendees expressed their optimism in increasing the volume of trade between the UAE and Tunisia in light of the diversity of opportunities and products, since that the volume of trade between the UAE and Tunisia reached Dhs1 billion in 2019. At the end of the meeting, Abdullah Al Muwaiji presented a memorial shield to Shahir Djebi, Consul General of the Republic of Tunisia.