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H.E Al Falasi said: “The UAE seeks to further collaborative efforts to enhance the sports
industry, by utilizing various best international practices. Russia is a key partner in a number
of industries, including sports. We look forward to making investments in the mutual relations
between the two nations, which were further reinforced by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed
bin Zayed Al Nahyan's visit to Russia and his meeting with Vladimir Putin.

He added: “Russia has a long history of success in a variety of sports. By collaborating with
Russia, we look forward to increasing the interest in sports as well as identifying and
nurturing more sports talents, in addition to investing in human capital, and relying on the
best international practices. We will further focus on exchanging expertise between both

nations, to create work mechanisms in the sports sector based on three chief pillars of the
UAE’s sports work system - governance, partnership, and achievement. Additionally, this
collaboration allows us the chance to reinforce our global partnerships as well as analyze
various new ways to encourage technical and administrative cadres in the sports industry.”

Igor Levitin emphasized the relations between the two countries and expressed Russia's

interest in expanding collaboration in many sports-related areas. He added: “The UAE has
established itself as a major player in the sports world, and we are constantly looking
forward to forging new paths to strengthen our collaboration in the field of sports. This is to

foster the growth of the industry in both the nations as well as inspire investors to see the
sports sector as a promising area for investments.”

Both parties discussed several ways to build on the previously signed Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between both nations in the areas of enhancing cooperation to
develop sports facilities and institutions, exchanging expertise in sports to develop sports

talents, and exchanging institutional sports investment experiences between the two nations.
In addition to fostering more collaboration in the area of sports medicine, the MoU further
encourages investors in both countries to make investments in the industry, as well as
develop sports facilities.

The General Authority of Sports strives to boost and strengthen its international
collaborations, in order to accomplish the objectives of the UAE Sports Sector Strategy
2032. In addition to improving the administrative work in all institutions within the sports
sector, these objective for the UAE Sports Sector Strategy 2032 encompasses developing
talents and boosting opportunities to achieve more continental and international

achievements, strengthening governance, and training future sports leaders.

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