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UAE's economic ties with Egypt in focus
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday received Rashid Mohammad Rashid, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry.
- WAM
- Published: 00:01 November 12, 2008
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday received Rashid Mohammad Rashid, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry.
They exchanged views on bilateral commercial and economic relations and ways to develop them in the best interests of both countries and the Arab nation in general.
Shaikh Mohammad and the Egyptian minister exchanged talks about the inaugural Summit on the Global Agenda of the World Economic Forum, which concluded in Dubai on Friday.
The minister commended Shaikh Mohammad's inaugural speech at the summit and the way he perfectly described, diagnosed and analysed the global financial crisis.
The meeting was attended by Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and other senior officials.
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