Abu Dhabi: The UAE and the Republic of Latvia on Sunday signed an economic cooperation agreement to strengthen economic, trade and technical cooperation between the two countries. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy, and Arvils Aseradens, Minister for Economics and Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia, signed the agreement. The deal includes a number of clauses, notably the setting up of joint economic committee. The venue of the first meeting would be mutually decided later. The agreement also calls for boosting cooperation in the areas of trade, industry, agriculture, transport, tourism, investment and funding related to these fields.