Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Commissioner General of Expo 2020 Dubai, mentioned that the UAE, led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, encourages tolerance, peace, and solidarity as the building blocks of its relations with all countries around the world.

Expo 2020 Dubai, he continued, is a gesture of peace and tolerance from the UAE to the globe, aiming to promote harmonious coexistence and fraternity across diverse sects and religions while engaging in the world's greatest event of its type.

Sheikh Nahyan reaffirmed the UAE's steadfast commitment to promoting global cooperation and the ideals of peace and tolerance.

Sheikh Nahyan welcomed Massimo Badji, Swiss Ambassador to the UAE, and several religious group leaders in his palace.

They addressed opportunities to strengthen collaboration between UAE and Switzerland in a variety of disciplines and their perspectives on many regional and international topics of mutual importance.

The two parties addressed Switzerland's participation in Expo 2020 Dubai, and the contributions of various religions with the event, to encourage the values of tolerance, peace, and coexistence, and the concept of "unity in diversity" by introducing several panel discussions and meetings exhibiting visual materials, and some other activities that support solidarity and dialogue for the betterment of humanity.

Expo 2020 Dubai would be the first World Expo to be organized in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region, happening between 1st October 2021 and 31st March 2022, with the involvement of over 200 entities, welcoming visitors from all around the world to commemorate the creativity, innovation, progress, and culture in the pursuit of a better world, he added.

Badji emphasized his country's attempts to enhance collaboration with UAE, particularly because as UAE leads worldwide efforts to improve the ideals of peace, tolerance, brotherhood, and mutual respect for the benefit of humanity.

Badji and religious community leaders praised the UAE's willingness to welcome the world in Expo 2020 Dubai, permitting UAE to usher in a post-COVID period dubbed "Joining hands to create a brighter tomorrow for generations to come."

According to Badji and the heads of religious groups, the UAE has functioned as an exemplary model of tolerance, peace, and solidarity within previous years by enhancing international cooperation and assisting communities of various religions and ethnicities in overcoming global crises, exemplifying the most splendid forms of human fraternity.

Expo 2020 Dubai provides amazing prospects for collaboration on future technologies, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with the theme of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future' and subthemes of Opportunity, Mobility, and Sustainability.

Expos are forums for cooperation, creativity, and inspiration, and Expo 2020 will welcome almost 200 participants and millions of visitors and bringing the world together in such a spirit of hope and optimism to help design a better, more sustainable future for all.

The UAE real estate market witnessed Dhs68.6 billion in transactions in Q1'21, indicating that the bad things have now become past and that smart recovery is progressing because of increased infrastructure expenditure and growth in the nation's commerce and tourist industries.

Statistics released by the relevant departments in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman represent investor requirements for property in the four emirates, with Abu Dhabi and Dubai registering Dhs59.2 billion in real estate transactions during the reference timeframe making up for 86% of overall transactions in the four emirates.

As per the Department of Land and Property in Dubai, Dubai registered Dhs47.7 billion in transactions in the first three months, a YoY increase of 47%, with a total of 5,800 investors initiating property purchases from January to March.

The Department of Municipalities and Transport - Abu Dhabi City Municipality reported that 3847 transactions totaled Dhs11.5 billion in Abu Dhabi mostly during the reference timeframe.

According to numbers issued by the emirate's Real Estate Registration Department, Dhs6.7 billion in property agreements were made in Sharjah within the first quarter, representing an increase of 84.9 % during the same time last year through a total of 20,448 transactions.