China and UAE sign raft of economic agreements
The countries’ leaders held extensive talks about projects in the energy and technology sectors, as well as infrastructure, while Xi Jinping was in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi — China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a raft of economic agreements on Friday as President Xi Jinping held "extensive talks" in Abu Dhabi that will strengthen political ties, the UAE said. Xi met UAE vice-president Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who is also ruler of Dubai, and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on the second day of a three-day visit. "We have substantial political and economic agreement and a solid base of projects in energy and technology sectors and infrastructure," Dubai’s ruler said in a tweet. "More than that, [we have] a strong political will to start a larger phase of co-operation," he added. China and the UAE had already agreed oil and trade deals in the run-up to Xi’s visit. The two delegations signed more "memorandums of understanding and agreements" on Friday, Crown Prince Mohammed said on Twitter. This takes the total number of memorandums of understanding and deals struck this month to 13, official...
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