On the picture Dr Amal Al Qubaisi and Commissioner Mogherini- Picture by EU.
First female speaker of the Federal National Council (unicameral parliamentary assembly) of the UAE, and indeed first one in the Arab world (since 18 November 2015), HE Dr Amal bint Abdullah Qubaisi was on a high-level visit in Brussels last April, fostering relations bilateral parliamentary diplomacy as well as further ties between the EU and the UAE. To the latter end, she held talks with the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz as well as with High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini.
Priority topics during the meetings were the combating of terrorism in Europe and the Middle East but likewise the European know-how on renewable and sustainable energy sources.
Dr Al Qubaisi paid tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack at Brussels Maelbeek metro station by placing thereon a letter of tribute on behalf of the Emirati Federal Government and nation.
Dr Al Qubaisi also held a conference at the prestigious Press Club at Brussels on EU-Emirati relations during her stay at the Belgian capital which serves as headquarters for the main EU institutions.
For further information:
Federal National Council of the UAE: https://www.almajles.gov.ae/Pages/FNCHome.aspx
