PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Members of the UAE-EU Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Federal National Council (FNC), headed by Sarah Mohammed Falkinaz met with the members of the UAE-Czech Parliamentary Friendship Committee, headed by Margita Balaštíková.
The meeting was also attended by Afraa Al Basty, FNC Assistant Secretary-General for Parliamentary Communication, several FNC members and Jiří Slavík, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the UAE.
The meeting discussed the importance of strengthening the cooperation between the two parliaments and ways of improving the relations between them.
The participants also talked about the recent advancement in the economic cooperation between the two countries, as the UAE is the second-largest non-European trade partner of the Czech Republic after China.
Trade relations between the UAE and Czech Republic totaled some US$1.16 billion in 2021.
Czech exports to the UAE amounted to US$821 million while imports from the UAE were valued at US$337 million during the same period.
The meeting also highlighted the UAE’s achievements in women empowerment, most notably their parliamentary representation, as women account for 50 percent of seats in the FNC.
Margita Balaštíková spoke of the deep-rooted relations between the two countries, which have witnessed significant overall development, noting the importance of exchanging visits and strengthening the communication between the two parliamentary committees.