Mozambican President Daniel Chapo arrives in Abu Dhabi for a three-day working visit
Maputo, 12 Jan (AIM) – Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday began a three-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the invitation of the UAE President, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
A press release from Chapo’s office said the purpose of the visit is “to strengthen political and bilateral cooperation relations and mobilise investment for strategic projects”.
Speaking to reporters at the start of the visit, the Mozambican Minister of Transport and Logistics, Joao Matlombe, said that one of the central moments of the visit will be Chapo’s participation in the Sustainability Summit, to be held in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi.
During the summit, said Matlombe, Mozambique will have the opportunity to share its development vision and priorities, as well as the actions it has been undertaking in support of sustainability.
The Minister believed the Summit would provide a platform for mobilising financial resources for key sectors of the Mozambican economy. By this, Matlombe meant “strategic projects in infrastructures, energy, agriculture and tourism, which are extremely important sectors for us to drive our economy”.
He added that diplomatic and technical work between Mozambique and the UAE has been under way since before the presidential visit and could lead to the signing of new protocols between the two countries.
Matlombe added that the Mozambican experience of managing extreme climatic events will be shared during the high level meetings at the Summit, bearing in mind Mozambique’s vulnerability as a coastal state.
The country has been battered by extreme events regularly in recent years, the Minister pointed out, making it a reference point for questions of mitigating and reducing the negative impacts of climate change.
Despite the heavy storms the country has suffered repeatedly, it has reduced significantly the number of deaths, said Matlombe, which he attributed to preventive measures, and to a coordinated response from the national relief agency, the INGD and other key government institutions.
He described this experience as “an important asset to be shared with other countries”. In the fight against climate change, Mozambique “has succeeded in saving lives and building more resilient infrastructures”.
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