Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, met King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on Wednesday at Al Shati Palace.
The duo discussed friendship and co-operation between the two countries, and ways to enhance their relationship in various fields, to achieve the best interests of the two countries.
As he received King Willem-Alexander, Sheikh Mohamed welcomed him and conveyed the greetings of President Sheikh Khalifa and his best wishes of permanent stability and development to the people of the Netherlands.
The parties discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest, and the importance of Expo 2020 Dubai as an opportunity to bring people together to discuss the challenges facing the world.
The Netherlands pavilion at the world's fair focuses on sustainability and its importance in shaping the future of the world.
Also present at the meeting were Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Airports; Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi; and Dr Hissa Al Otaiba, the UAE's ambassador to the Netherlands.
Tom de Bruijn, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation, and Lody Embrechts, the Dutch ambassador to the UAE, attended the meeting for the Netherlands.
Netherlands pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai — in pictures
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UAE entrepreneur Dima Al Srouri has taken over a mushroom nursery from the Netherlands pavilion and will continue the production of mushrooms and mycelium products in Dubai. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai -
The biotope at the Netherlands pavilion was a big attraction that showed how in a miniature world climate was controlled naturally and could nurture plants in the desert heat. Pawan Singh / The National -
Dima Al Srouri, a UAE urban planner, stands in front of tiles made from mushroom mycelium at the Netherlands pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai -
Basil, mint and tomato are some of more than 3,000 plants growing on a massive cone inside the Netherlands pavilion. The plants will be returned to the local supplier and turned into compost. Pawan Singh / The National -
The 2,000 tonnes of steel sheets used to construct the Netherlands pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will be handed over for reuse in construction projects in the city. Pawan Singh / The National -
The entrance of the Netherlands Expo 2020 Pavilion that used no concrete and instead made use of steel pipes and sheets to depict a circular economy. Pawan Singh / The National -
Inside view of the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai site where architects built a biotope in which edible plants thrived - the material will be reused and recycled by companies across the city. Pawan Singh / The National -
Carel Richter, consul general and commissioner general of the Netherlands pavilion (left), and Niels Bouwman, pavilion director hold innovation awards at the Expo pavilion in front of a cone covered with thousands of edible plants and herbs. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai -
Hundreds of litres of water was harvested daily from moisture in the air and drew crowds to watch it 'rain in the desert.' This system will shipped back to the Netherlands for use in new projects. Pawan Singh / The National -
Michiel Raaphorst, co-founder of V8 Architects and Carel Richter, commissioner general, Netherlands Pavilion talk to the media at the Netherlands pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
The pavilion was built using local resources sourced in the UAE. Pawan Singh / The National -
Steel pipes and tubes have been rented from Dubai’s construction industry and will be returned for use in new projects. Pawan Singh / The National -
Oyster mushrooms are organically grown within the nursery inside the pavilion. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai -
Oyster mushrooms thrive in humid, cool and dark conditions inside the pavilion. Photo: Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai -
View of the mushrooms grown inside the biotope at the Netherlands pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
View of the mushrooms grown inside the biotope at the Netherlands pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
Media personnel at a preview of the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
Souvenir shop at the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Pawan Singh / The National
