Mohammed discusses investments with US group

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received a trade delegation made up of representatives of chambers of commerce and industry from 23 US states at Za'abeel Palace yesterday.

Sheikh Mohammed met the delegation's chairman, President of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Industry, David Adkisson, in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. The business leaders are visiting the UAE at the invitation of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. They are scheduled to visit several tourist, commercial, financial and academic establishments.

Sheikh Mohammed's talks with the delegation focused on current global and regional economic conditions. International investments and educational and humanitarian concerns, especially in the least developed countries, were discussed as well.

Adkisson praised developments in the UAE, noting that the country's world-class infrastructure and high level of social integration reflected the wise policies of the country's leadership who value humanitarian progress above all else.

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