Minister of International Affairs of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Denzil Douglas held a gathering with Omar Shehadeh, Envoy of the Minister of International Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Caribbean and Pacific States. The 2 delegates met on Thursday, February twenty fourth, 2025, as a part of diplomatic discussions.
They mentioned a number of matters of mutual curiosity, together with Agriculture, Commerce, and Funding and methods to extend future collaborations between the 2 nations.
Omar Shehadeh and his delegation acquired a heat welcome from the federal government of St Kitts and Nevis. This assembly offered the 2 nations with a possibility to construct stronger bilateral connections.
Significance of the assembly
The assembly between the federal government of St Kitts and Nevis and the Envoy of the United Arab Emirates will present the residents and residents of St Kitts and Nevis with higher employment alternatives in numerous fields, together with enterprise, agriculture, commerce and extra.
The United Arab Emirates has at all times been a detailed diplomatic ally of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis and has at all times supported the nation’s sustainable improvement targets by means of various measures.
Minister Douglas lauds UAE’s steady funding
Minister Douglas appreciated and thanked the UAE on behalf of his nation for offering two photo voltaic powered desalination crops to St Kitts and Nevis in 2024.
Omar Shehadeh talked about numerous funding alternatives in St Kitts and Nevis, together with numerous areas for future collaboration in renewable power.
Furthermore, Minister Dr Denzil Douglas shared some broader collaborative measures that will get pursued sooner or later multilaterally for a greater strategy to sustainable improvement.
2026 United Nations Water Convention
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will co-host the 2026 United Nations Water Convention, additional highlighting the nation’s dedication to world environmental management.
Moreover, St Kitts and Nevis is constantly wanting ahead to stronger partnership with the UAE to work for the development of their shared targets below the Sustainable Island State Agenda.