MINSK, 24 September (BelTA) – The United Arab Emirates will increase investments in Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to Belarus Mohammed Abdullah Al Ghafli said at the meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on 24 September. The Ambassador’s diplomatic mission in Belarus is coming to an end, BelTA has learned.
The diplomat thanked Alexander Lukashenko for the kind words. “It was great honor for me to represent the UAE in your beautiful and friendly country. I have never felt a stranger here,” the diplomat noted. He also emphasized that the period of his diplomat service in Minsk was very active thanks to his personal efforts and especially to “the commitment of Belarusian friends and the interest of the Belarusian side in cooperation”.
Mohammed Abdullah Al Ghafli praised the level of Belarus-UAE cooperation and said that the relations between the two countries are very good. The Ambassador stressed that the UAE is doing its best to implement agreements between the leaders of the two countries. He expressed confidence that the countries can increase their bilateral trade to $500 million.