Lukashenko arrived in UAE
The President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has arrived on a visit to the United Arab Emirates, with the Head of State’s plane landing at Abu Dhabi airport, BelTA reports
Earlier, with reference to the press service of the President of Belarus, it was reported that at the invitation of the leadership of the United Arab Emirates and the President of Zimbabwe, the Belarusian Head of State would visit these countries in the coming days. During the visits, the President of Belarus is scheduled to have a range of meetings and negotiations.
The topic of co-operation with the Emirates has been recently raised by Aleksandr Lukashenko during his visit to the Intellectual Belarus exhibition. The two countries are implementing a range of large-scale projects. During the expo, the developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) were of particular interest to the Head of State. He discussed this topic earlier during meetings with foreign partners, including those from the United Arab Emirates, who are seriously engaged in this area. Aleksandr Lukashenko is ready to additionally assist in the development of co-operation between the Emirati side and Belarusian partners, “I am invited to the UAE. They are seriously engaged in artificial intelligence there. If you need help, I can do it. I will meet with the person who is engaged in this and finances this area.”
In this regard, Aleksandr Lukashenko also recalled the project to build an experimental Severny Bereg multifunctional complex in Minsk.
“Why did I agree for this? Not only because there will be $5bn of investments, but they promised me to create this smart city and a powerful educational platform for AI there. There will be a university, we will train people,” the Head of State said. “If you need support or great contacts with these people (they are far advanced in this regard), I am eager to help.”
In general, trade-economic interaction between Belarus and the UAE is steadily developing. Joint interests and prospects for co-operation lie in such areas as investment, industry, agriculture, banking and finance, as well as transport and logistics, education and research, sports and tourism.
The complementarity of the economies of Belarus and the UAE is a favourable factor for the development of trade-economic liaisons. Belarus seeks to use the opportunities of the capacious UAE market for the export of goods and services while using the transport and logistics advantages of delivering its products from the UAE to the countries of the Middle East and Africa. Belarus counts on counter initiatives from the Emirati business.
