UAE, Bulgaria cement bilateral relations
ABU DHABI: Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has reviewed ways of fostering bilateral relations between the UAE and Bulgaria with Ekaterina Zaharieva, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In a recent phone call, Sheikh Abdullah and Zaharieva discussed boosting joint cooperation in various fields, including economic, commercial, tourism and education.
The ministers also discussed regional developments and a number of issues of common concern, including Libya.
They reviewed the latest coronavirus developments and the measures being taken to fight it. They also emphasised the importance of mutual cooperation and solidarity in combating the pandemic and in addressing its effects at various levels.
Sheikh Abdullah praised the distinguished relations that unite the UAE and Bulgaria and the ongoing efforts to enhance them across the board.
The Bulgarian Deputy PM, in turn, highlighted the strong Uae-bulgaria ties and the continuous growth and development witnessed by the two countries.
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State, also took part in the conference call.
VIRTUAL MARKET: Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, GWU, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood,
and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, FDF, instructed the establishment of a virtual market for productive families, in light of her belief in the importance of adopting innovative solutions to create equal investment opportunities and promote national products and small and medium-sized enterprises, SME.
“We must all benefit from available tools, invest in the energies of productive families, develop their skills, and enable them to contribute to the country’s sustainabledevelopmentprocess,through employing modern technologies to create investment opportunities that comply with the current circumstances,” she said.
As part of Sheikha Fatima’s directives to support and empower productive families, the application, “Matjari (My Shop) Market for Productive Families” was launched in 2015 to facilitate community access to the products of productive families.
The application enables users to shop for customised products within a safe and flexible environment that allows easy delivery and payment.