BAHAMAS SIGNS MOU WITH UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The Hon. Fred Mitchell (left),  Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service, shakes hands with   His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates.  At center is Prime Minister Philip “Bave” Davis.

NASSAU, Bahama, January 17, 2022 (BIS) — A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Hon. Fred Mitchell, Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service, and His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates.

The signing of this MOU begins a fruitful relationship between The Bahamas and UAE. The UAE government is committed to providing technical assistance through their Technical Assistance Programme. Embedded in the agreement is a provision that at least 50  percent of the participants in the training programme are women.

Both The Bahamas and UAE are committed to working together on several fronts for the mutual advancement of both countries. The exchange of information will be invaluable as The Bahamas continues to push through the setbacks of the pandemic toward national and economic growth.