The UAE and Russia also held discussions to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the parliamentary field.
The UAE was the first Arab destination for Russian investments and is the largest Arab investor in Russia, the Speaker of the Russian Federation Council said.
The Russian Council speaker made the comment during a meeting with her UAE counterpart on the sidelines of the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.
During the meeting, Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), and Valentina Matvienko, Speaker of the Russian Federation Council, also held discussions to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the parliamentary field.
The two sides acknowledged the role of parliamentary diplomacy in serving state policies and strengthening international security and peace.
The two sides also commended the mission of the eight-member Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) task force led by UAE MP Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi for a peaceful resolution of the crisis in Ukraine.
Ghobash stressed the importance of strengthening and continuity of communication, coordination and strategic parliamentary dialogue between the two sides, and unifying positions, visions and orientations on various issues of common interest in various regional and international parliamentary forums, especially in the IPU.
Valentina Matvienko stressed the need for parliamentary relations keeping pace with the strategic partnership relations between the two countries, and the development they are witnessing at various economic, commercial, cultural, energy and technology levels.
