The Zonescorp CEO receives the minister of Economy, Labor and Transport in the German State of lower Saxony.
Abu Dhabi, 29 January 07
HE Falter Hirscher, minister of Economy, Labor and Transport in the German State of lower Saxony and his accompanying delegation, made a visit this morning to premises of the Zonescorp in Abu Dhabi.
The visiting delegation was received by Engineer Jabir Harib Al Khaili, the CEO of the zonescorp and a number of directors and senior employees of the zonescorp.
The aim of the visit was to have and idea about scope of investments in the industrial cities of the zonescorp (ICAD 1, ICAD 2, ICAD 3), Al Ain Industrial City, current and future projects of the zonescorp.
HE the German minister was escorted by HE Abdul Aziz Al Mukhlaki, Secretary General of the Arab German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and a number of senior officials from the Hannover Industrial Exhibition.
Engineer Jabir Al Khaili briefed the visiting delegation on the history of the zonescorp, phases of its establishment, its projects and the industrial cities working under its supervision. He also explained to the visiting delegation the privileges and facilitations offered by the zonescorp to local and foreign investors, which include issuance of industrial licenses, custom duty exemptions, freedom of money transfer, cheap labor, and the existence of ideal residential complexes for laborers.
on his briefing to the visiting delegation, Engineer Jabir said: the keenness of our wise leadership represented in HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE – may Allah preserves him and the generous instructions of HH Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy supreme Commander of the UAE Armed forces, and the follow up of HH Sheikh Hammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Court of HH Abu Dhabi crown prince, Chairman of the board of directors of the Zonescorp gave our corporation strong boost and momentum to be one of the main pillars of the economy of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and to support it with consistent branches in order to create a safe and prosperous future for the coming generations of the UAE.
Engineer Jabir explained to the visiting delegation the objective of establishing the zonescorp is to create an infra structure, an integrated environment as well as specialized services to be provided by specialized economic zones in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in order to make this emirate an ideal place for local and foreign investments.
The Hannover Industrial Exhibition Delegation delivered a briefing on the importance of the Hannover exhibition -which is to be held from 16th to 20th April 2007- and encouraged the zonescorp to take part in it as it is a very important gathering for international industries.
Afterwards, the visiting German delegation escorted by the CEO toured the premises of the zonescorp which is built according to the highest engineering standards, taking its exterior shape from our heritage as it has been made like one of the castles found everywhere in the beloved UAE.
During the tour to the Cultural Centre of the zonescorp, the visiting delegation saw high technique models of projects to be carried out by the zonescorp in the coming near future, as those projects are clear personification of important projects in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
By the end of their tour in the premises of the zonescorp, the visiting delegation went on a field tour to ICAD 1, ICAD 2 and to the laborer residential complexes. They expressed their admiration of this huge cultural movement and its importance for the diversification of the sources of the income of the economy of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
The German minister emphasized the deep and good UAE German relations at all levels and called for holding more joint projects between the two friendly nations. He also called for investors to benefit from opportunities offered by the zonescorp, as that will help them to invest in a secure and stable environment.