Mohammed bin Rashid receives Colombian President, witnesses signing

Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has received the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, and his accompanying delegation.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, was present at the meeting. Sheikh Mohammed and Mr. Santos reviewed bilateral relations between the UAE and Colombia and ways to develop them to higher levels in various trade, economic, tourist and investment domains.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid highlighted the positive role played by the Colombian President to achieve peace and stability for his country after decades of conflict and internal fighting. He also wished permanent progress, welfare and stability for the friendly people of Colombia.

Sheikh Mohammed and the President of Colombia attended a signing ceremony for two agreements between the two countries pertaining to avoidance of double taxation and increase and protection of mutual investments.

Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, signed the agreement on behalf of the UAE, with Mauricio Cardenas Santamaria, Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia, and Maria Lorena Gutierrez, Colombia's Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.

Sheikh Mohammed and the Colombian President approved the two agreements and expressed the wish to establish bridges of constructive co-operation between the two countries, especially in the sectors of agriculture, industry, innovation and modern technologies.

Among those who attended the signing ceremony were H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, Mohammed Ibrahim AI Shaibani, Director-General of His Highness the Ruler's Court, Government of Dubai, Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Director-General of the Department of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai, Mohammed Issa Al Qattam Za'abi, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, and Faihan Shalhoub, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the UAE.