His Highness visited the pavilions of the Philippines, Portugal, Venezuela and DEWA.
Mohammed bin Rashid receives the Ruler of Canada at Expo 2020 Dubai
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, received today (Friday) Marie Simon, Governor-General of Canada, who is currently visiting the country to participate in her country's celebrations of its National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai.
During the meeting, which took place at the Canada Pavilion at the Expo, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum welcomed Her Excellency Marie Simon and the accompanying delegation. The two sides reviewed the overall bilateral relations and the continuous positive development they are witnessing at all levels, especially at the economic and cultural levels, and ways to enhance The partnership between the two countries, especially in the field of trade and investment exchange, the meeting also dealt with the opportunity that Canada’s participation in Expo 2020 Dubai poses to push the ties of cooperation and partnership to new horizons that serve the interests of the two friendly peoples.
The discussion touched on the significant positive impact of Expo 2020 Dubai at the regional and international levels, paving the way for more rapprochement and cooperation between peoples, which translates the UAE’s approach to spreading the causes of peace and coexistence and promoting joint action in order to create a better future in which all nations enjoy. and peoples for reasons of good, prosperity, prosperity and progress.
She commended the Governor-General of Canada for the high level of organization that characterizes this edition of the Expo, noting that Canada's participation under the slogan "Thinking of the Future" in this great global forum allowed it to shed light on a number of its main sectors in which it sees a large space. For cooperation and partnership, including artificial intelligence, robotics, education, digital transformation, telemedicine, clean technology, agriculture, health sciences, space, and other areas that focus on creating a better future for humans, which is in line with the objectives of Expo.
The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and a number of ministers and officials.
In addition, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum toured the Expo, during which he visited the pavilions of a number of participating friendly countries, including: the Philippines, Portugal and Venezuela, in addition to the pavilion of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, where His Highness was briefed on what the three countries were exposed to through the Expo. Among the elements of its cultural and civilizational distinction, and the investment opportunities it promotes and areas of economic cooperation, as well as the definition of its social heritage within this global forum, which brings together pavilions representing 192 countries from different continents of the world that meet in Dubai, united by one goal is to create a better future.
Coral reefs
In the Philippines pavilion in the "Jubilee" area of the Expo, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was briefed on the contents of the pavilion inspired by coral reefs due to the Philippines' connection to the marine environment as it consists of an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands in Southeast Asia And it owns vast areas of coral reefs extending over an area of 26 thousand square kilometers.
His Highness also watched some of the exhibits that reflect the mixture through which the Philippines established a homogeneous ancient culture that has maintained its sustainability for more than 4,000 years.
During the visit, His Highness viewed a group of artworks and sculptures in the pavilion, which was built on an area of 1,386 square meters, which is the largest for the Philippines in the history of its participation in the Expo, and expresses the blending of elements of art and culture with technology in shaping the contemporary features of the Philippines, and what the friendly Asian country aspires to. Development goals that derive their ambition from a long history of interaction with surrounding peoples over long periods of time.
His Highness congratulated those in charge of the pavilion for receiving the millionth visitor, wishing the Philippines and its friendly people all progress and prosperity.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's tour of the Expo also included a visit to the Portugal Pavilion, which is located in the Jubilee area, and whose design is inspired by the ancient heritage of the ancient European country in the field of exploration, which presented to the world a group of great explorers, most notably the famous traveler Magellan. The sailing ships that were used in the past to discover the world, while the central display area came in the form of a sailing caravel ship dating back to the fifteenth century AD.
His Highness listened to an explanation about the components of the pavilion, which raises the slogan "One country, one world" and includes an interactive library that offers visitors a wide range on the most important features of Portugal and its cultural diversity and progress in many areas, and the investment opportunities it offers and its characteristics Environmental diversity, and its efforts in the field of sustainable development, including the heavy reliance on renewable energy, which represents about 65% of the total energy supply there, as well as its various tourist attractions, as Portugal is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the world.
The Yanomami people
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited the Venezuela Pavilion, distinguished by its remarkable artistic design, which transports visitors to the country of the eight provinces and presents an integrated presentation of its diverse geographical and cultural heritage, and its participatory social character. The pavilion presents an image of the urban heritage of Venezuelan society, with a structure inspired by huts The traditional collective in which the indigenous people of Venezuela lived, the Yanomami people, are called Chabonos and are characterized by their large size and circular structure.
His Highness toured the sections of the pavilion, which reflect in its content the spirit of cooperation enjoyed by the Venezuelan people, its folklore and traditional crafts, as well as many diverse investment opportunities that depend in large part on the rich natural resources in its lands such as gold and aluminum, while Venezuela is one of the world's largest oil producing countries.
sustainable energy
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also visited the pavilion of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, the official partner for sustainable energy at Expo 2020 Dubai, where His Highness was received by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.
His Highness was briefed on the ideas, innovations and projects that the authority presents to its visitors at Expo as the first digital utility services institution in the world.
His Highness listened to an explanation about the pavilion, which includes two main areas, the first focusing on clean energy projects, the most important of which is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Energy Complex, the largest solar energy project in one location in the world, as well as the green hydrogen project, while the second area is dedicated to the « Solar Decathlon Middle East, the global competition for universities to design homes based on solar energy, to transform traditional homes in the Middle East into technology oases that contribute to achieving energy efficiency and rationalizing water consumption.