The Chamber hosted a meeting for commercial attachés and economic counsellors from Arab Embassies in London. Discussions focused on closer working and topical issues concerning trade between Britain and the Arab world. Commercial attachés stressed the importance of the Chamber as a bridge between Arab Embassies and the British business community and a leading Arab-British institution with a pioneering role in the development and strengthening of Arab–British trade and commercial relations. These regular meetings between the Chamber and key Embassy contacts facilitate healthy cooperation between the ABCC and Arab diplomatic missions in the UK.