UAE: Abdullah Bin Zayed visits Canada


Issue 982 - 27 Nov 2014 | 1 minute read

Foreign minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (ABZ) had a visit from his Canadian counterpart John Baird in mid-November, the latest chapter in concerted efforts to strengthen ties between the two countries. They held a bilateral meeting at the foreign ministry on 13 November and attended a panel hosted by the UAE-Canada Business Council to celebrate its establishment. The council aims to promote direct foreign investment, support small and medium enterprises, and says it will “evaluate opportunities of joint co-operation between the two sides, as well as others in the Middle East and North Africa”.

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