On July 5, 2023 business negotiations with representatives of the company MERIDA LLC (UAE), recently accepted as a member of the Association, were held in the headquarters of the FBA EAC.

The meeting was attended by Chairman of the FBA EAC Executive Board Alexander Murychev, First Vice President Alexander Kotlyarsky, Vice President Sergey Plikais, interim General Director Svetlana Orlova, and Chief Executive Director Elena Berezovaya. MERIDA LLC was represented by Evgeniy Panasyuk and Alexey Nikitin.

The participants of the meeting discussed the prospects of joint work, participation of MERIDA LLC in the Association's events, possibility of organizing a thematic round table with the participation of industry-specific companies and heads of the FBA EAC representative offices. The executive management of MERIDA LLC expressed an interest in opening a representative office of the FBA EAC in the region of the company's presence. 

Following the results of the meeting, it was decided to develop a detailed "road map" of interaction between MERIDA LLC and the FBA EAC.