Investment is firmly in focus during today’s visit to Athens by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The high-profile guest will meet the prime minister at the Maximos Mansion, before the two attend the Greece-UAE Investment Forum, organised by Enterprise Greece, at the Conrad Athens The Ilisian hotel.
According to sources, 15 agreements and memorandums of cooperation are expected to be signed by Emirati and Greek organisations and businesses in sectors including infrastructure, technology, agri-food, health and defence.
Among other things, the memorandum of cooperation between state investment group Mubadala and the Hellenic Development Bank of Investments is expected to be renewed for a further three years.
MoUs will also be signed between Enterprise Greece and the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and between Khazna, Masdar Greece and TERNA Energy on green data centres. The project has been in the works for some time at the Foreign Ministry, under the responsibility of Deputy Minister Haris Theoharis.
More than 50 Greek businesses and over 60 members of the delegation from Abu Dhabi will take part in the forum.
The two leaders also met last May in Abu Dhabi, during an official visit by the Greek prime minister, who had condemned Iran’s attacks on the United Arab Emirates and reiterated the need for a diplomatic solution to ensure stability and security in the region. The UAE president, for his part, thanked the prime minister for Greece’s support.
A memorandum of cooperation between Greece and the United Arab Emirates on artificial intelligence and technology was also signed.