UAE pavilion ready at Expo Zaragoza

Abu Dhabi: The UAE national pavilion at Zaragoza International Expo (Expo Zaragoza 2008) is gearing up to attract as many as eight million visitors, according to the event’s commissioner general Emilio Fernandez-Castano. Castano, who is visiting the UAE on invitation by the national media council, thanked the UAE for being one of the first countries to announce participation in Expo Zaragoza. « The Emiratis should hold their heads high as their wonderful pavilion is set to attract over eight million visitors during the exhibition, » he said. Expo Zaragoza 2008 will be held with the topic of « water and sustainable development ». The event is being placed in a meander of the River Ebro. Some 104 countries, including the UAE, will take part in the expo. « I am here to offer thanks to the government of the UAE for putting together a very impressive national pavilion at Expo Zaragoza. I am pleased that the UAE is taking part in this major event to showcase its efforts and achievements in water conservation, environment protection and alternative energy, » Castano said. Castano said UAE’s participation in the expo to demonstrate its pioneering experiment in renewable energy and green cities will be an eye opener for the rest of the world and also an opportunity to intensify economic and cultural cooperation between the UAE and Spain. Source: WAM