Ukraine–UAE business forum held within Expo 2020

“Holding the National Day of Ukraine in the first days of the exhibition is significant. For the first time, Ukraine participates in the World Expo exhibition with its own pavilion. I am confident that our country's participation in the word’s largest fair will help find new forms of cooperation, strengthen partnerships with business circles of the UAE, as well as other participating countries,” said Iryna Novikova, head of the official delegation of Ukraine, Deputy Economy Minister of Ukraine, the Ministry’s press service informed on October 5.

As part of the National Day, a tour of the Ukraine Pavilion for the official delegations of the UAE and Ukraine and the Ukraine–UAE Business Forum was held.

During the forum, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the UAE Federation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

The program of the event was divided into three thematic sessions: energy (energy for sustainable development), agro-industrial complex, IT and innovation. According to the deputy minister, these are currently "the most promising areas of economic and investment cooperation between Ukraine and the UAE."

The official ceremony on the occasion of the National Day of Ukraine at the World Expo 2020 was attended by UAE Minister of Tolerance Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan and UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri.

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