O Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met at Abu Dhabi with the president of United Arab EmiratesSheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

During the meeting, the excellent level of bilateral relations and investment and economic cooperation was confirmed, which has already over -covered the 4 billion investment target in the Greek economy set in 2022 with the strategic investment cooperation agreement between the Hellenic Development Bank, the Hellenic Investment Bank and the Hellenic Investment Bank.

The two leaders discussed further prospects for investment cooperation with an emphasis on opportunities in the fields of digital technology, artificial intelligence and data centers.

The prime minister emphasized that Greece is one of the seven EU countries selected for the construction of one of the AI ​​Factories and has a dynamic start-up ecosystem in this area. It also stressed its strategic position as a bridge, economic and energy, between India, the Middle East and Europe.

The strengthening of cooperation in the energy sectors, in particular of renewable energy, connectivity, as well as tourism and agri -food products, has also been discussed.

The prime minister and president of the United Arab Emirates exchanged views on international and regional developments with a focus on Syria.

After the meeting the Prime Minister made the following statement:

“The president of the United Arab Emirates confirmed the depth of the strategic relationship between the two countries.

We have been very pleased to find that the target we had set a few years ago for immediate foreign investment of 4 billion euros from the United Arab Emirates in our home country has been overcome.

We have set the framework for further strengthening our economic relations. I had the opportunity again to present the overall progress of the Greek economy and the new major investment opportunities that are being launched in our country.

We also made a comprehensive overview of the geopolitical developments in the wider region and discussed the important challenges and opportunities created by the revolution of artificial intelligence. The United Arab Emirates is a country that has invested too much in this area. I had the opportunity to present to the president the important opportunities and opportunities that our country offers investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

And I also had the opportunity to invite him soon to visit our homeland again, so that we could once again confirm this extremely close geostrategic relationship we have developed between our two countries. “