Two memorandums of understanding were signed between China and the United Arab Emirates at the China-Gulf Cooperation Council States Forum on Sustainable Development in Abu Dhabi on Dec 12, 2012.

The China Foundation for Peace and Development inked a memorandum of understanding about the cooperation agreement with the Emirates Center for Studies and Research, in order to establish a long-term relationship between the two groups that will promote better understanding and develop greater cooperation in areas of mutual interest and expertise.

Mao Rubai, left, the specially invited adviser of the China Foundation for Peace and Development, shakes hands with Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, director general of the Emirates Center for Studies and Research, after signing a memo of understanding in Abu Dhabi on Dec 12, 2012. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

The other memo was signed between the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the China NGO Network for International Exchanges, to increase cooperation in different economic fields between China and UAE in general and Abu Dhabi in particular, and to foster the friendship and understanding between members of the two groups.

You Jianhua, secretary general of the China NGO Network for International Exchanges, and representatives of Abu Dhabi chamber sign a memo of understanding in Abu Dhabi on Dec 12, 2012. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]