Meeting with H. E. Saeed Al Hajeri
Highlights from the Choiseul Club with His Excellency Saeed Mubarak Al Hajeri, Deputy Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. A central figure in Emirati economic diplomacy, this session offered a unique opportunity for French decision-makers to engage with a leading actor in Abu Dhabi’s economic outreach.
Economic diplomacy and strategic cooperation: France–United Arab Emirates relations
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) today hold a strategic position in the global economic balance, asserting themselves as a regional hub for trade flows, investment, and innovation. In this context, France is determined to strengthen its ties with a partner of strong ambition, particularly in the fields of finance, energy, infrastructure, and education.
“Our ambition is to build lasting economic bridges by leveraging the expertise and complementarities of our partners.”
H. E. Saeed Mubarak Al hajeri
Throughout the discussions with H.E. Saeed Mubarak Al Hajeri, several key themes emerged, outlining the contours of a partnership set to deepen. On both sides, there is a clear commitment to intensify economic cooperation in high-impact sectors—finance, energy, and sustainable infrastructure—fertile ground where interests naturally converge.
A long-term vision for an ambitious attractiveness strategy
The UAE’s ambitious economic diversification strategy is firmly rooted in powerful institutions such as the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and enriched by world-class academic alliances with institutions like Sorbonne Abu Dhabi and INSEAD. This vision is resolutely future-oriented.
Innovation also occupies a central place in this dialogue. The UAE’s openness to French startups and its receptiveness to new entrepreneurial and technological models highlight an ecosystem eager to draw on fresh energy from abroad.
A diplomacy that goes beyond words, building lasting bridges between the actors that matter.
