Dubai – Mubasher: A high-level delegation from Luxembourg, including members of its Royal Family, is visiting Dubai to meet Expo 2020 organisers and the business community, to maximise its EUR 25 million (AED 108 million) investment in the next World Expo.
As part of the visit, Maggy Nagel, president of the board of management of Luxembourg at Expo 2020 Dubai and Najeeb Al-Ali, Executive Director, Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, on Wednesday signed Luxembourg’s official participation contract for Expo 2020 Dubai, according to a press release.
Luxembourg is the first country to formally sign a participation contract, although 120 nations have confirmed they will take part in Expo 2020 Dubai, the first World Expo in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
The delegation members included Prince Guillaume, Crown Prince of Luxembourg; Princess Stéphanie, Crown Princess; Etienne Schneider, minister of the economy; François Bausch, minister of sustainable development and infrastructure; and Elisabeth Cardoso Jordão, ambassador of Luxembourg to the United Arab Emirates.
“We look forward to working closely with all stakeholders in Luxembourg as their theme and pavilion take shape, and the even stronger bilateral relations that their participation at Expo 2020 Dubai will create between the UAE and Luxembourg.” Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai higher committee Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said.
“By promoting innovation and sustainable development, the profile of Expo 2020 fits perfectly with our national policy of economic diversification, in particularly with regard to the space sector, clean technologies and to information and communication technologies.” Etienne Schneider, said
