His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday held talks with the visiting President of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, over ways of boosting bilateral relations for the best interest of the two friendly peoples.Shaikh Mohammed expressed his hope that the UAE and Finland would build stronger channels of communication to facilitate broader cultural and economic exchange, and open up more opportunities before Emirati and Finnish experts to share knowledge and expertise as well as to learn lessons from successful experiments to serve overall development goals in both countries.
The Finnish head of state praised the prudent vision of the UAE leadership, which he said, had enabled the country to occupy a prominent ranking among the most, fastest developing nations in the region. He also lauded the remarkable achievements the UAE has made, which promoted it as a destination of choice for the world major businesses wishing to establish their presence in the region.
Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and a number of officials were present during the talks.