Minister of Transport H E Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti (centre right) during his participation in the Middle East Rail event at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in the UAE.
Abu Dhabi: Minister of Transport H E Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti has attended the opening session of the 17th edition of Middle East Rail, which opened at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in the UAE.
The event is attended by several transportation ministers and chairpersons and CEOs of some of the world’s largest railroad companies, in addition to key figures and manufacturing companies’ representatives of transportation industry.
Highlighting aspects of eco-friendly and sustainable transportation, the May 15-16 event is a platform for government and private sectors to showcase their best practices in the field of railway networks and sustainable transit systems considering the visions of the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia region. It also aims at laying out plans and schemes for cooperation toward a better future in the railroad sector.
On the sidelines of his participation, Minister Al Sulaiti visited the State of Qatar’s pavilion, which features the Ministry of Transport and Qatar Rail. The event’s exhibition features hundreds of exhibitors and some 6,000 participants from around the world.
Qatar has over the past ten years seen a significant progress in the field of railroad transportation. Its metro and tram systems are among the most important modes of modern, sustainable, and eco-friendly transportation, integrated with the country’s public transit systems, thus supporting the Qatar National Vision 2030.
On the sidelines, Minister Al Sulaiti met with Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates H E Eng. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei.
The two ministers discussed bilateral relations in the fields of transportation and railways, and ways to further develop them in the interest of the two countries, in addition to reviewing the latest developments relative to sustainable and eco-friendly transportation.
The Minister of Transport also met with Minister of Transport of the Arab Republic of Egypt H E Vice Admiral Eng. Kamel Elwazir. The two ministers discussed pushing up cooperation ties to new heights in the fields of transportation and ports, in addition to reviewing some of the latest developments on sustainable and eco-friendly transportation and their smart technologies.
He also met with Minister of Transport of the Republic of Tunisia H E Rabie Majidi. The two ministers discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation in the fields of transportation, civil aviation, and ports and ways to further enhance them.
Minister of Transport Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti also met with Minister of Transport of the Republic of Iraq H E Razzaq Muhaibis Al Saadawi. The two ministers discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation in the fields of transportation, maritime transportation, ports and civil aviation, and ways to further enhance them.
The Minister of Transport also met with Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran H E Mehrdad Bazrpash. The two ministers discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation in the fields of transportation and its services, maritime navigation, commercial ports, air transportation, and civil aviation.
