Meeting with Founder of Emaar Properties Mohamed Ali Alabbar

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Founder of Emaar Properties Mohamed Ali Alabbar on 28 June.

“This time you have brought your son with you, which means that you are already putting down roots in our capital city,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted. “You are more than welcome here not because you are a very rich person, but because you stood with Belarus during difficult times. The leadership of the Emirates has always supported Belarus. We appreciate that you cooperate with Belarus and, most importantly, invest in Belarus. In other words, you are a close and time-tested friend of our country,” Aleksandr Lukashenko added.

The President noted that despite the challenging year of 2020, Belarus and the UAE significantly grew their trade that amounted to $110 million last year.

“Today I would like to hear whether you still want to run business in Belarus,” the head of state said. “I would also like to hear your take on many of the projects that we discussed with the Crown Prince when he was here. And you also suggested launching a number of projects in Belarus in which you are extremely interested,” Aleksandr Lukashenko added.