Russia Business Forum organized by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), represented by the Sharjah Exports Development Center (SEDC), the SCCI delegation, headed by HE Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, SCCI’s Chairman, held a bilateral meeting with HE Vladimir Platonov, President of the Moscow Chamber.
The meeting discussed the role of entrepreneurship in the sustainable development in both countries, emphasizing the role of commerce chambers, as being the first representative of the business community, in developing and bolstering this sector.
HE Abdullah Sultan Al Owais said that the Emirate of Sharjah has paid great attention and support to the small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs, in view of the great strategic value of this sector in the national economy and its impactful role in reinforcing the GDP, as well as its contribution in providing employment opportunities, especially for youth.
In turn, HE Vladimir Platonov expressed his happiness with the meeting, underlining Moscow Chamber’s intention to open new prospects of cooperation with the SCCI, particularly in bolstering entrepreneurs, through the implementation of joint programs that would help reinforce the communication and build new partnerships to serve the interests of business communities.
In the same context, the chamber delegation has signed MoU with the Russian Business Council. The MoU was signed by HE Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, SCCI’s Chairman and HE Zagornov Maxim, General Advisor to the Russian Business Council and Business Ambassador to UAE, in the presence of HE Sheikh Majid Faisal Khalid Al Qasemi, SCCI’s First Vice Chairman, Jamal Bu Zinjal, Head of Media Department and representatives of business, trade and in industrial sectors in both countries.
In this regard, Al Owais said: “The MoU aims primarily to boost the fields of cooperation between the SCCI and the council for the benefit of the private sector representatives and entrepreneurs to achieve mutual interest in commercial fields and economic cooperation.”
