ABU DHABI, Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, has received a high-level delegation from the Chinese company Jiangsu Overseas Cooperation and Investment (JOCIC) at the Chamber’s tower in Abu Dhabi.
Headed by the company’s CEO Zou Yonggang, the delegation included directors and members of the China-UAE Industrial Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Zone, which is developed and operated by JOCIC, along with representatives from several Chinese provincial departments of commerce in China in the UAE, including Shandong Business Office, Hunan Commerce Representative Office in the Middle East, Representative Office of Yunnan Commerce in the UAE, and Jiangsu Economic and Trade Representative Office in the UAE.
Al Mheiri commended the visit of the Chinese delegation praising the strong relations between the UAE and China at all levels, especially the comprehensive strategic partnership, which led to a significant increase in trade between the two countries.
The Director-General explained the Chamber’s services and initiatives and its role in developing and organising commercial affairs in Abu Dhabi while increasing the competitiveness of businesses in the Emirate.
“The Abu Dhabi Chamber is ready to work hand-in-hand with JOCIC to provide Chinese investors and entrepreneurs with all the facilities and information they need as well as to overcome all the challenges they face,” he said, noting that working closely with JOCIC would materialise the joint vision of sustainable development in the two countries and create new partnerships.
Yonggang, in turn, emphasised that all delegation members are eager to initiate interaction with the Abu Dhabi Chamber, describing it as “the voice of the business community in Abu Dhabi that supports, promotes, enhances, and protects the business interests of enterprises in the Emirate.”
“We are eager to get a better understanding of what specific policies, initiatives, or services the Chamber can equip the business community with so that we can better direct and support investors or traders from China to conduct their business in the UAE, especially in Abu Dhabi,” he added.
Yonggang pointed out that JOCIC is the investor, developer, and operator of the China-UAE Industrial Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Zone, a mega industrial project located in KIZAD and spans over 12.2 square kilometres.
He emphasised that the mission of the Demonstration Zone is to enhance the UAE’s position in the industrial value chain by attracting industrial investments through high-quality infrastructure and integrated services and to engage in reshaping of the global supply chain by enabling the globalisation of advanced Chinese industrial capacity, which are aligned with the objectives of Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 and the Chinese Belt and Road initiative.
Source: Emirates News Agency