DUBAI, 7th July, 2021 (WAM) -- Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, stressed that the Expo 2020 Dubai will be a global platform for foreseeing a future full of opportunities for generations to come. The UAE, which has a unique international developmental legacy established by the late Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and continued by its leadership, will welcome the world at the Expo 2020 Dubai, which is an invitation to draft a roadmap for the post-coronavirus (COVID-19) era, he added. He made this statement while visiting the expo’s site, where he reviewed the preparations of all relevant authorities to host the largest expo organised in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, and the largest gathering since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which will begin in October 2021, with the participation of 192 countries. During his tour, he was accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General of Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau, and Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology.

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Expo 2020 Dubai: Get set for morning choirs, afternoon parades and fireworks

Weekly calendar lists live entertainment, ballet and even daily fitness sessions to draw international crowds

Ramola Talwar Badam
Ramola Talwar Badam

July 27, 2021

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Updated: July 27, 2021, 12:00 PM

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