The Executive City Councilor of Finance, Business, Labor, International Affairs, and Vienna Public Utilities in Vienna, H.E. Peter Hanke received H.E. Ibrahim Almusharrakh, Ambassador of the UAE to Austria, and AACC Secretary General Mouddar Khouja, the meeting was also attended by H.E. Omar Al-Rawi, Member of the Vienna City Council and Vice-President of the Austria-UAE Association, and by Mr. Ahmad Alshehhi, 1st Secretary at the Embassy of the UAE in Austria.
Hanke affirmed the depth of the excellent relations between Vienna and the United Arab Emirates, and the readiness to strengthen the cooperation with the Emirates and the Arab countries.
For his part, Ambassador Almusharrakh presented the UAE’s leading role in the field of digital transformation and smart city plans, highlighting the UAE’s achievements in the field of medical research and space exploration. He also presented the main indicators of the energy plan of the United Arab Emirates for the year 2050. The Secretary-General of the AACC, Mouddar Khouja, stressed the importance of strengthening the relations with the UAE and other Arab countries, especially in the fields of renewable energy, solar energy, waste recycling and management. Khouja also pointed to Vienna's leadership and knowledge in the field of passive housing, smart city concepts, and the distinguished role of the UAE in developing and implementing new smart technologies. Khouja submitted a proposal to establish a research fund for virology, with the participation of Wien Holding, which includes more than 75 companies owned by the city of Vienna, in this cooperation.
Source (Arab-Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Edited)
