Khalifa honours late Russian ambassador
ABU DHABI: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has conferred the Medal of Independence of the First Order on the late Sergei Kuznetsov, former Russian Ambassador to the UAE.
A ceremony to hand the medal over to the family of the late ambassador took place at the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, where Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Russian Federation, presented the medal to Vera Kuznetsova, widow of the late ambassador. The ceremony was attended by Mikhail Baghdanov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa.
Al Jaber praised the efforts of the late ambassador to strengthen the close relations between the two friendly countries.
Meanwhile, the family of the late ambassador and Baghdanov offered their sincere thanks and gratitude to Sheikh Khalifa for this generous gesture to honour the late ambassador’s efforts.
EMIRATES GROUP REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO WILDLIFE, HABITAT CONSERVATION: On the occasion of World Wildlife Day, the Emirates Group has reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to protecting wildlife and habitat and also shone the spotlight on conservation efforts across the organisation at an online Environment Forum for its global employees.
During the forum, experts from the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Emirates One&only Wolgan Valley in Australia, and Emirates SkyCargo spoke about the work being done to protect endangered species and habitats in Dubai, restoration efforts in the atermath of the Australian bushfires, and how the airline was playing its part to foil wildlife trafficking across its network.
In addition to reducing emissions and consuming responsibly, the preservation of wildlife and habitats is one of the three pillars under The Emirates Group’s environmental sustainability strategy. The group believes that future generations should enjoy seeing wildlife in the wild and that the world’s beauty and biodiversity is an inspiration for travel.