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29 March 2024

Mohammed receives Malta PM

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum receives Dr. Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta (Wam)

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, this morning received Dr. Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta, on the sidelines of the 2016 World Government Summit.

Muscat is leading the participant high-profile delegation to the summit.

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, attended the meeting.

Sheikh Mohammed and Muscat discussed overall bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them, especially regarding exchange of expertise, knowledge and smart applications.

They also tackled the agenda of the summit which witnessed a considerable momentum in terms of level and volume of regional and international participation.

Muscat hailed the organisation, management, and the deep-rooted Arab hospitality. He also stressed the importance of the UAE's experience in the field of smart application, governance and exploring the future to achieve happiness of its people, adding that the success of such a story worth a global recognition and can serve as a role model at the level of governments and the private sector.

Among those who attended the meeting were Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gargawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Organising Committee of the World Government Summit and Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Director- General of the Department of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai and the accompanying delegation of the Prime Minister of Malta.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Mohammed and Muscat attended the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between the UAE and Malta regarding exchange of expertise in the field of smart performance indicators, smart applications and cooperation in the government administrative development field.

The MoU was signed by Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gargawi and Malta's Minister for sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change Leo Brincat. The MoU was approved by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Malta's Prime Minister, who expressed their confidence that it is a step that would be followed by expanding co-operation horizons in the best interest of the two friendly peoples and countries.

Mohammed receives mayors and representatives of participating Arab and Foreign cities

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today received at Mina A'Salam Hotel a number of participating mayors and representatives of a number of Arab and foreign cities at the 4th World Government Summit in Dubai.

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, attended the meeting.

The participants hailed the agenda of the summit, especially the use of smart applications in exploring the future and increasing the happiness of the people, considering the UAE a pioneer country in the Middle East and North Africa region in the implementation of these applications and utilising them for the sake of its people.

Sheikh Mohammed welcomed representatives of more than 14 Arab and foreign countries, stressing that the UAE in general, and Dubai in particular, harness all their logistic and knowledge expertise in serving fraternal and friendly cities to contribute to making happiness for mankind.

Sheikh Mohammed approved the charter signed on the sidelines of the summit through focusing on exploring smart and sustainable future cities. The charter deals with ways to achieve happiness for populations in cities through focusing on health, education, services and environmental sectors, among others.

The detailed presentation on the charter was delivered by Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality.

Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gargawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs, and Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Director-General of the Department of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai, attended the meeting along with a number of officials.