29 June 2015
Minister of Finance, H.E Abdulla Jihad signed the Articles of Agreement (AOA) of the Asian Infrastructure Bank (AIIB) at a ceremony held this morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Representatives from 50 of the 57 Prospective Founding Members (PFMs) of the AIIB signed the AOA today including: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
The Minister was accompanied to the signing ceremony by Ambassador H.E Mohamed Faisal and officials from the Finance Ministry.
Following the Signing Ceremony, the Minister attended an official welcome ceremony hosted by the President of China H.E. Xi Jinping.
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