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Hamdan holds talks with Russian envoy
Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler and Minister of Finance, on Tuesday received Valentina Matvienko, Governor of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.
- WAM
- Published: 00:06 March 26, 2008
Dubai: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler and Minister of Finance, on Tuesday received Valentina Matvienko, Governor of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.
They explored widening avenues of cooperation between Dubai and St. Petersburg, especially in the fields of environment, construction and infrastructure.
Matvienko praised the development and high level of public facilities in Dubai, especially parks, shopping centres, road networks as well as the cleanliness of the city.
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