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12/28/2017 Monaco signs contract to take part in Dubai Expo 2020 - Politics & Economics,Culture & Society,Europe - ArabianBusiness.com
A delegation from Monaco visited Dubai to meet the Expo 2020 organisers and seal the country’s

participation at the first World Expo in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region.

As part of the visit, Albert Croesi, the newly-appointed Commissioner General of section for Monaco
and director-general of Monaco Inter Expo, and Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, executive director, Dubai

Expo 2020 Bureau, signed the contract.

Monaco is the latest participant to formally sign a contract, and more than 160 nations have either
publically or privately confirmed they will take part in Expo 2020.

Officials said the Monegasque pavilion will express its identity and engage its visitors through an

activity programme, including shows, conferences and exhibitions throughout the six-month duration
of the Expo.

Al-Ali said: "We are pleased to welcome Monaco as an official participant at Expo 2020 Dubai and

look forward to working closely with all of the country’s stakeholders on our journey to Expo.

"Monaco has huge ambitions and we are excited to see the opportunities and forward thinking it
brings to Expo, and the world, in less than three years’ time."

Croesi added: "Expo 2020 Dubai will be a unique platform for collaboration and cooperation that will

enable countries to work together to forge a better world.

"Expo 2020 will offer us the opportunity to present a 360-degree view of our country. We will be able
to exchange knowledge and expertise with governments and businesses alike, and highlight Monaco’s

strengths that make it a hub of connection between ideas, individuals and technology."

In July, a trade mission headed by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Cabinet Member and Minister
of Economy, visited the Principality of Monaco to facilitate economic cooperation and further explore

trade and investment opportunities between the countries.

Expo 2020 Dubai will run for six months from October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021 and is anticipated

to receive 25 million visits, with 70 percent due to come from outside the UAE, the largest proportion
in the history of World Expos.

More than 180 countries are expected to take part.

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