The United Arab Emirates and Britain signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding to enhance strategic and technical cooperation in the energy sector, UAE state news agency (WAM) said.
The MoU was signed during a visit by Britain's Business and Energy Secretary, Grant Shapps, to Abu Dhabi.
Shapps said the agreement "provides further evidence that not only are we are strengthening our energy security and lowering bills for consumers in the long term, we’re unlocking huge opportunities for investment in British expertise and jobs in the process," a statement sent by the department said. Britain hosted COP26 in 2021 in Glasgow and has been looking for ways to increase its energy security after it became a more urgent political issue in light of threats to long-term gas supplies across Europe following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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