Abu Dhabi, January 19, 2019, SPA -- The Saudi-UAE Coordination Council held its first meeting here today, under the chairmanship of Minister of Economy and Planning Mohammed bin Maziad Al-Tuwaijri from the Saudi side, and the Minister of Cabinet and Future Affairs Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Gergawi from the UAE side. During the meeting, the Council adopted the first version of the Saudi-UAE Coordination Council Manual. This meeting comes in line with the strategy adopted by the Saudi-UAE Coordinating Council, which is signed by the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which includes the adoption of the Executive Committee of the Council to deepen the ties in several aspects. The Minister of Economy and Planning, Mr. Mohammed bin Maziad Al-Tuwaijri, said in his speech that the first meeting of the Executive Committee is a continuation of the achievements made in the relations between the two countries. He added that the council was established to create an exceptional model in the relations of cooperation between the two brotherly countries, and to seek to strengthen the ties of interdependence and develop them, and to support the development opportunities of the two countries economically, humanely and in terms of knowledge and increase. The committee discussed a number of initiatives, the results of the action progress of each initiative and the desired results. It was agreed to sign the mutual recognition agreement for the approved economic operator's program to facilitate the flow of traffic at the customs outlets as soon as the required approvals from both sides are completed. In the field of Entrepreneurship, the Financial Awareness Initiative for Saudi and Emirati Youth was launched to introduce and market the products of small traders between the two countries through the establishment of joint events. In the field of supply security, the Joint Security Cooperation Program was signed between Saudi Arabia and the UAE to test the supply chain and security systems in the major sectors of the two countries during a crisis or disaster and to identify the points of improvement and develop an implementation plan to address them. In the field of logistics and infrastructure, the initiative was reviewed and launched with the aim of unifying the procedures, facilities and legislations of the owners and facilitators of travel, in addition to the joint market initiative in aviation. The members of the Executive Committee team were accredited by the two sides to study, evaluate and follow up the project. In the field of services and financial markets, the virtual e-currency project was launched on an experimental basis and is restricted to trading between a number of banks in both countries in order to explore and prepare for future technologies. At the end of the meeting, the committee thanked the efforts exerted by the two sides and the members of their excellencies, stressing the importance of continuation of cooperation between the two countries. --SPA 15:54 LOCAL TIME 12:54 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w822806