VP lauds Expo Milano; sees many lessons for Dubai
milan — His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is continuing his visit to Expo Milano 2015 for the second day in a row. Shaikh Mohammed toured a number of pavilions participating in the expo which attracts more than 100,000 visitors a day from different regions of the world.
He began his second tour of the Expo after he was received by Giuseppe Sala, Commissioner for Expo Milano 2015, who accompanied him during a tour inside Pavilion Zero, which was designed and built from sustainable wood sources, and focuses its content on the eating habits of different people all over the world.
Shaikh Mohammed then moved to the pavilion of Belgium, named “The Future Tunnel”, where he viewed a model of a Belgian garden planted with various kinds of trees and plants.
The South Korean pavilion was the third leg of Shaikh Mohammed’s tour. At the pavilion, he was told about the food habits and culture of the Korean people, who rely on vegetarian foods, moving away from the white and red meats that, according to Korean Culture, affect human health negatively.
In the Coffee and Chocolate Pavilion, in which 79 countries are participating, Shaikh Mohammed was briefed on the coffee types spread all over the world.
In the Italian Pavilion, which is known for its design reflecting modern Italian civilisation, he was shown an exhibition representing the pride Italian people take in their civilisation and its fundamental role in the development of world civilisations.
The last leg of his tour was in the German pavilion, which displays German agricultural products and demonstrates its focus on modern agriculture, water and food security for its people.
Shaikh Mohammed expressed his satisfaction with the visit, praising Expo Milano 2015’s theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”.
Shaikh Mohammed called on the chairman and members of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Preparatory Committee to benefit from the experiences of others and learn from their mistakes. He urged the committee to “dazzle the world with our culture and our excellence, to be the first of its kind in the history of expos in terms of the preparation, organisation, management and hospitality and respect for its guests.” The Expo 2020 Dubai will be held under the theme “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”.
Shaikh Mohammed was accompanied by Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and the Emirates Group, and Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Preparatory Committee; Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State and Managing Director and Director-General of Bureau Dubai Expo 2020; Lt-General Musabbah bin Rashid AI Fattan, Director of the Office of the Vice-President; Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Director-General of the Department of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai; and Saqr Nasser Al Raisi, UAE Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Italy.
100K people visit Expo Milano 2015 daily