In the meeting, the officials discussed international and bilateral relations, as well as possibilities for strengthening economic cooperation. Linkevičius invited the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to visit Lithuania and discussed a possible visit by the U.A.E. Minister of Health and Prevention to Lithuania.
In the meeting, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister stressed that Lithuania was interested in strengthening political and economic cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, and in maintaining a regular dialogue on international and regional security issues. Lithuania’s exports to this country almost tripled in 2015 and amounted to EUR 77 million. Promising export sectors include food, textiles, furniture and high-technology segments. There have also been positive trends in tourism. The number of tourists from the U.A.E. has doubled over the past year. Lithuanian and the U.A.E. tourists are discovering new destinations, therefore, cooperation in tourism remains prospective.
Lithuania and the U.A.E. established diplomatic relations on 16 October 1992.
The Ambassador Yousif Eisa Hassan Eisa AlSabri presented his letters of credence to the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė in June 2016. The U.A.E. Ambassador resides in Warsaw.
