“Morocco’s participation in this “international event” is an opportunity to confirm the Kingdom’s commitment to raising the challenges of sustainable development,” stressed Nadia Fattah Al-Alawi, the general delegate of the Moroccan pavilion at the Dubai World Expo 2020 in a statement to MAP.
The Dubai expo site opened its doors on Friday to exhibitors from almost 200 countries after being delayed for a year by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The general delegate of the Moroccan pavilion added that the Dubai Expo is a platform to highlight business and investment opportunities Morocco offers, in a way that can attract the largest amount of investments in the industrial, cultural, economic and scientific fields.
The spokeswoman pointed out that the Moroccan pavilion in this exhibition, which is expected to attract about 25 million visitors over six months, was designed in the form of a path that includes 13 halls, where visitors can wander through by opening doors to discover “surprises” that embody Morocco’s achievements in several sectors, namely renewable energy, as well as rediscovering the history and national identity of the Kingdom.
The Moroccan activities in the event will include meetings, along the period of October 10 to16, for businessmen and major institutions from the private and public sectors in Morocco, in order to shed light on investment opportunities in Morocco, according to Al Alawi’s statement.
The Dubai Expo 2020, the first of its kind to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, will witness the participation of 190 countries, each with its own pavilion displaying their latest innovations in the fields of architecture and modern technology.
In September, the EU Parliament urged its members to boycott the Expo 2020 world fair in Dubai, “in order to signal their disapproval of the human rights violations in the UAE”, asking them to “withdraw their sponsorship.”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) in the Middle East shared the same concerns in a statement published, yesterday, on their website.
Dubai says it wants the Expo, an exhibition of culture, technology and architecture under the banner of “Connecting Minds and Creating the Future”, to be a demonstration of ingenuity, and a place where global challenges such as climate change, conflict and economic growth can be addressed together.
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