UAE President, Serbian President witness announcement of UAE-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership, agreement signings
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – September 11, 2022: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (back R) and HE Aleksandar Vucic, President of Serbia (back L), witness an MOU signing ceremony, at Qasr Al Watan. Seen signing: HE Noura bint Mohamed Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture and Youth (front R) and HE Nikola Selakovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia (front L). ( Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court ) —
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Aleksandar Vucic, President of the Republic of Serbia, witnessed today the announcement of a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between the two countries to expand their cooperation and joint work in various areas that serve as foundations for development and progress. They also attended the signings of a number of agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), which aim to seize available opportunities for cooperation and diversify it in various fields.
Signing the partnership agreement, which took place at Qasr Al Watan, were H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Nikola Selakovic, Serbia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The agreements and MoUs signed include the following: – An MoU between the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy and the Serbian Diplomatic Academy, signed by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah, and the Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
– An MoU in the field of combatting human trafficking, signed by Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, and the Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
– A cooperation agreement in legal and judicial matters across civil and commercial areas, signed by the UAE Minister of Justice and Maja Popovic, Serbia’s Minister of Justice.
– An agreement of Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed by the UAE Minister of Justice and the Serbian Minister of Justice.
– An extradition agreement, signed by the UAE Minister of Justice and the Serbian Minister of Justice.
– An agreement on the transfer of sentenced persons, signed by the UAE Minister of Justice and the Serbian Minister of Justice.
– An MoU in cultural fields, signed by Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, and the Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
– An MoU in the field of cybersecurity, signed by Mohammed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security for the Government of the UAE, and the Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
– A cooperation agreement between the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the Serbian Government, signed by Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, ADFD Director-General, and the Serbian Minister of Finance Siniša Mali.
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