He discussed with him the strengthening of bilateral relations

Hamdan bin Mohammed meets the King of the Netherlands at the "Expo"

• Hamdan bin Mohammed during a meeting with Willem Alexander at the Dutch pavilion at the Expo.

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His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, met yesterday with the King of the friendly Kingdom of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, who is currently visiting the country to attend the official opening of the Dutch pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai and to celebrate his country's National Day in the global event that extends its work Until the end of March 2022.

During the meeting, which took place at the Dutch pavilion at the Expo, they reviewed the existing relations between the two countries and ways to develop them in various economic and technical fields, as well as opportunities to raise the levels of trade exchange between the two sides in light of the consensus of views on the need to discover and activate more bridges of cooperation through the exchange of experiences. And ideas and visions within the various paths of development and development, and to provide an opportunity for the private sector and Emirati and Dutch investment institutions to monitor more channels of cooperation and what is beneficial to the two countries and serves the interests of the two friendly peoples.

The meeting dealt with discussing the progress that can be achieved in the course of cooperation in the field of sustainability, which is one of the most important priorities of work in the UAE and represents a major axis of its vision for the future, work plans and projects implemented throughout the country, while the requirements of sustainability receive great attention from Before the Netherlands, where it focuses, through its participation in "Expo 2020 Dubai", on practices through which the concepts of sustainability are applied in a practical way that touches people's daily lives.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and King Willem-Alexander visited the Netherlands Pavilion in the Sustainability District. Emphasizing the importance of environmental preservation and minimizing harmful effects, the materials used in building the pavilion were brought from local sources and will be returned again to their sources after the end of Expo 2020 Dubai next March.

At the entrance to the pavilion, the phrase “Achieving the Union between Energy, Water and Food” was written, an idea that he emphasized through interactive displays on huge wall screens that illustrate the idea of ​​the link between the three elements and humans and the mutual influence between them, and how to employ innovative solutions to meet the challenges related to the environment and its vital components in order to Ensuring a happy sustainable planet.

His Highness, the Crown Prince of Dubai and the King of the Netherlands, during their tour of the pavilion, witnessed the innovative solutions that the friendly European country is applying in order to transform the principle of sustainability into a practical practice in the field of agriculture. More than 9,500 plants are suitable for consumption as food, while transparent solar panels cover the ceiling of the hall that are used to generate electrical energy from the sun, while the panels allow light to enter the hall, which enhances the reduction of the need for energy use in lighting the place and reliance on natural lighting during the day.

It is noteworthy that a Dutch economic delegation is currently visiting Dubai, which includes representatives of 50 Dutch companies, with the aim of consolidating and upgrading joint economic relations and discovering and activating new partnerships between the Emirati and Dutch private sectors in many vital fields, including the sectors of water, energy, food, urban design and logistics.

• Hamdan bin Mohammed and the King of the Netherlands discussed strengthening partnership and developing areas of cooperation between the two countries.

• The Crown Prince of Dubai witnessed sustainable solutions in which the Netherlands achieves the union between energy, water and food.