Abu Dhabi, UAE: Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, its Minister of Defence, as well as the Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, met with the dignitaries of the three African countries during his visit to the DUBAI EXPO 2020 on Monday, March 14, 2022.
Sheikh Mohammed met with the President of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mauritius, stating that several significant agreements have been penned down between both the countries, with the motive to increase their trade as well as investment exchanges between the three nations.
Along with paying a visit to the pavilions of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mauritius, Sheikh Mohammed also toured those of Kenya and Rwanda. During his tour, the authorities of Kenya and Rwanda briefed Sheikh Mohammed about the rich heritage culture attractions as well as on the tourism projects of the African countries.
Sheikh Mohammad wrote on his Twitter handle, “The UAE is one of the largest global investors in Africa and accounts for 88 per cent of Gulf investments there”.
In addition, Sheikh Mohammad, on his Twitter handle, highlighted that the real soft power of the United Arab Emirates lies in the country’s development model, which will assist it in bringing East and West together.
The tweet cites, “The real soft power of the UAE is in its development model that brings together East and West. It brings together the best ideas & minds. It brings together people of all cultures without discrimination to build the best development experience in the world.”
القوة الناعمة الحقيقة لدولة الإمارات هي في نموذجها التنموي الذي يجمع الشرق والغرب .. ويجمع أفضل الأفكار والعقول .. ويجمع البشر من كافة الثقافات بدون تمييز لبناء أفضل تجربة تنموية في العالم … pic.twitter.com/gsQzGdUZq7
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) March 15, 2022
“In a new global report that included a survey of the opinions of 100,000 people in 101 countries around the world. The UAE ranked first regionally and tenth globally in the strength of influence in the International Soft Power Index 2022. It also ranked ten globally in diplomatic influence, and 11 globally in Media influence”, the tweet thread further cites.
في تقرير عالمي جديد شمل استطلاع آراء ١٠٠ ألف شخص في ١٠١ دولة حول العالم .. الإمارات في المرتبة الأولى إقليميًا والعاشرة عالمياً في قوة التأثير في المؤشر الدولي للقوة الناعمة العالمي ٢٠٢٢ ..كما جاءت في المرتبة ١٠ عالمياً في التأثير الدبلوماسي .. و١١ عالمياً في التأثير الإعلامي.. pic.twitter.com/OPMBGnbXFN
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) March 15, 2022