Mohammed bin Rashid holds talks with Finnish President
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday held talks with the visiting President of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, over ways of boosting bilateral relations for the best interest of the two friendly peoples.
Sheikh Mohammed expressed his hope that the UAE and Finland would build stronger channels of communication to facilitate broader cultural and economic exchange, and open up more opportunities before Emirati and Finnish experts to share knowledge and expertise as well as to learn lessons from successful experiments to serve overall development goals in both countries.
The Finnish head of state praised the prudent vision of the UAE leadership, which he said, had enabled the country to occupy a prominent ranking among the most, fastest developing nations in the region. He also lauded the remarkable achievements the UAE has made, which promoted it as a destination of choice for the world major businesses wishing to establish their presence in the region.
Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and a number of officials were present.
VP attends part of debate at Dubai Forum for Government Best Practices
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, witnessed on Wednesday part of session of the Dubai Forum for Government Best Practices 2012, which opened yesterday.
The forum is aimed at boosting government performance through the exchange of knowledge, expertise and best practices in addition to introducing the latest internationally recognised best practices in this field.
Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and a host of officials from various government departments were also present.
Speakers addressed the issue of partnership for development.
Later, Sheikh Mohammed also watched a documentary about a leader of excellence which features Dubai's progress under his vision and inspiration.