Slovenia Times 26. January, 2021 Dubai – Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek met Emirati Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber in Abud Dhabi on Monday as he started an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. The pair agreed that bilateral cooperation could improve and expressed support for such efforts, the Economy Ministry said. Počivalšek noted that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were Slovenia’s second largest partner among gulf countries. Bilateral trade in goods and services reached EUR 118.9 million last year, of which EUR 90.1 million were exports and EUR 28.7 million imports. According to the minister, Slovenia is interested in strengthening ties in high-tech, green economy, pharmaceutical industry, artificial intelligence, logistic, health services and space technologies.