UAE private firms Covid R&D with Israeli firms
ABU DHABI, June 26, 2020
Two private companies in the UAE have signed an agreement with two companies in Israel to develop research and technology to fight Covid-19, said a report by the UAE state news agency, Wam.
The agreement is in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the necessity of strengthening international cooperation and pursuing coordinated efforts in the fields of research, development, and technology in service of humanity, the report said.
This scientific and medical agreement forms part of constructive cooperation aimed at addressing the Covid-19 pandemic to safeguard the health of the region’s peoples. As a result of the pandemic’s spread worldwide, it is imperative to place the protection of humanity at the forefront of global action to overcome this unprecedented crisis, the report said.