Cologne, Germany: His Highness Shaikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has attended a business meeting organised by the Department of Government Relations in Sharjah in Cologne, Germany, which brought together representatives of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), and leaders and businessmen in Cologne.

At the beginning of the meeting, which took place on Friday, Shaikh Dr Sultan recorded a speech in the Golden Register of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and souvenirs were exchanged between the two parties.

Among others present were Shaikh Fahim Bin Sultan Bin Khalid Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations; Shaikha Nawar Bint Ahmad Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, PR and Communications Officer at the Sharjah Art Foundation; Juma Mubarak Al Junaibi, UAE Ambassador to Germany, Abdullah Bin Mohammad Al Owais, Chairman of the Sharjah Department of Culture and Information; Abdullah Bin Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a number of SCCI board’s members, Ulf Reichardt, executive director of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hussain Al Mahmoudi, director-general of the Sharjah Chamber, Mohammad Obaid Al Zugabi, director-general of the Sharjah Protocol Department, Marwan Al Serkal, CEO of Shurooq and representatives of both parties and main economic sectors in Cologne.

Shaikh Fahim said that the emirate, under the leadership of the Ruler of Sharjah, depends on comprehensive and sustainable visions for development.

He invited businessmen and investors in Cologne to tap into the available opportunities in Sharjah and to embark on joint ventures in the areas of aviation, education, health care, and media that would serve the interests of all parties.