Abu-Ghazaleh: We Are Proud of TAG-Org's Strategic Partnership With the Euro-Mediterranean-Arab Association

Abu-Ghazaleh: We Are Proud of TAG-Orgs Strategic Partnership With the Euro-Mediterranean-Arab Association

ABU DHABI – April 18,  2016 − The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce hosted a diplomatic seminar on Euro-Arab economic cooperation, which was organized in  collaboration with the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) and the Euro-Mediterranean-Arab Association; headquartered in Berlin and headed by H.E. Mr. Christian Wolf, Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

After welcoming guests, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce presented the history of the Emirates-German-Euro thriving economic relation.

For his part, H.E. Mr. Wolf spoke about the activities of the Euro-Arab Association with its strategic partner, TAG-Org, and the need for more cooperation between the two regions in terms of history, geography and interests.

H.E. Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh delivered a keynote address focusing on the need for developing plans to reconstruct the region after the end of the current wars and crises. 

He pointed out: "The reconstruction will be long, expensive and complicated. The return of the refugees to their home countries and their resettlement there require economic infrastructure that can accommodate them," adding that, "the process must cover reconstructing, economic development, social restructuring and repatriation. That is a long and expensive process.  Not to address these issues, will make the whole process more expensive and risky."

In his speech, European Union Ambassador to the UAE H.E. Mr. Patrizio Fondi confirmed that Europe is ready for more cooperation with the UAE and the Arab region to achieve sustainable development and address regional and international crises.

The Ambassador saluted H.E. Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh as a friend through many years of mutual work in serving other countries.

The seminar was attended by a host of ambassadors and businessmen who highly appreciated the theme and objectives of the seminar.