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resources. And also the rest of the world. Terminal and its Free Zone,
what are our And it is here that we come will ultimately make
resources? back to the role played by Djibouti a commercial base
our geography: situated at for the whole region and
Clichés even beyond. Our country is
the crossroads of Asia, the
and
stereotypes Middle East and Africa, our a leading force in regional
have a long life, country lies on one of the economic integration, which
do they not? world's geo-commercial will allow the Horn of
axes. Africa to occupy an impor-
The ideas, mis- tant position in an increas-
taken though it The international communi- ingly globalisation market.

may be, that ty has not been mistaken; we
our country, are proud to place our The COMESA Summit,
devoid of raw stability and security at the which we had hosted on
materials, pos- service of durable liberty November 2006, corre-
sesses only a within the framework of the sponds perfectly with this
comparative war on international ambition. That is why we
value of mili- terrorism, especially after say to all of those investors
tary geostrate- the tragic events on who do not want to miss this
gy, has long September 11, 2001. opportunity:
Welcome!
obscured the Here with us, you will find
the whole body of our fel- radiance of our economic The authorities of Dubai all the right conditions and
low-countrymen to hope for development. Ports World and Jebel Ali all of the facilities for con-
a brilliant future. Free Zone have been ducting business in com-
Today, the disappearance of equally justified in their plete security.
Lately, when one speaks of ideological and military confidence; we are very sat-
Djibouti, the main point is uncertainties and the phe- isfied to have entered into a isi ii. O\IR GtFi LUI
precisely this hope - which nomenon of commercial strategic commercial part- PRESWEVI
is from day to day becoming globalization are throwing nership with Dubai. In this OF TIlE RFP IlIAC OF
reality - of a sustainable new lights on the assets and context, the mega-project of DJIBOUTI
development based on and potentialities that our nation Doraleh Port, with its Oil
upheld by our own can offer both to itself and Terminal, its Container Copyright photos: WHIB

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