Expo 2020

PNG, UAE Reach Understanding

In a meeting the Minister for Forest, Walter Schnaubelt met with the UAE Minister for State for International Cooperation and Director General of World Expo2020, Reem Ephraim Al Hashimy in Dubai on 11 October.

The two Ministers met at the end of the thematic week on climate and biodiversity and before the departure of Minister Schnaubelt.

He had a successful week of connecting with stakeholders on investment opportunities in PNG and outlining the country’s desire to live in balance with its rainforest and investing in conservation and renewable energy options.

Pato in Dubai to discuss Expo 2020

The Minister is the envoy of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill at the International Participants Meeting (19-20 October) for Expo 2020, which will be held in Dubai from October 2020 to April 2021, and expected to attract 25 million visitors.

Pato said the Expo would not only be the first for the Middle East but would be the most globally diverse, and a showcase of modern technology.

He said PNG was working to contribute via its own pavilion to the success of Expo 2020 and to bring many benefits back home.