UAE Invites Timor Leste President To Attend COP28 Climate Conference In Dubai

UAE Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN Abdulla Salem AlDhaheri shook hands with Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta at a dinner in Jakarta, Tuesday (8/8/2023). (ANTARA/HO-UAE Embassy)

JAKARTA - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government invited Timorese President Leste Jose Ramos-Horta to attend the Parties State Conference at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai on November 30, December 12, 2023.

"The UAE hopes to cooperate with Timor Leste to realize projects and initiatives that can be announced during COP28," said UAE Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN Abdulla Salem AlDhaheri.

"We believe the UAE is a trusted investment partner. The UAE is a global hub for logistics, transportation, green technology, business, trade, and tourism," AlDhaheri said on the sidelines of the dinner he held by inviting the President of Timor Leste, in Jakarta as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 8.

"The UAE has also adopted an economic strategy that encourages economic diversification and develops a knowledge-based economy," he added.

Aiming to become a global financier for investment and economic innovation, said AlDhaheri, the UAE has strengthened international cooperation by signing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with developing economies such as India, Indonesia, and Israel.

In addition, the UAE is also trying to increase its economic competitiveness and sustainability and look for new opportunities.

"UAE really wants to find a new collaboration with Timor Leste," said AlDhaheri.

As the host, the UAE chose the theme "Leaving No One Behind" for the implementation of COP28 this year. The theme shows the UAE's commitment to include the aspirations of all parties in the global event.

"COP28 provides an opportunity for the world to unite in determining policies and encouraging progress to keep the goals of the Paris Agreement alive," said AlDhaheri.