Eldevina Materula and her delegation at Expo Dubai 2020
A delegation led by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula, was recently in the United Arab Emirates to take part in Expo 2020 Dubai, as part of the cultural and tourism programme intended to strengthen Mozambique's participation in this international event and to reinforce bilateral cooperation between the Government of Mozambique and the Government of the United Arab Emirates in the fields of Culture and Tourism. It was also an opportunity for Mozambique to showcase its potential to visitors to the Mozambique Pavilion and to the general public through the diversity of the cultural expressions that make up the identity of Mozambicans.
The delegation included officials from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, representatives of the Tourism Portfolio at the CTA, the writer Paulina Chiziane and the musician Cheny Wa Guni. Among various scheduled activities, the Mozambican delegation took part in the seminar on the theme “Mozambique, Your Next Tourist Destination”. The delegation also held meetings with bodies in Dubai's tourism, trade and industry sector and with various investors in the sector, and visited the Mozambique Pavilion and the pavilions of other countries. The programme also included an autograph session with the writer Paulina Chiziane, Camões Prize 2021 winner, and a Timbila demonstration with the musician Cheny Wa Guni.
Mozambique intends to showcase its potential to visitors to the Mozambique Pavilion and to the general public through the diversity of the cultural expressions that make up the identity of Mozambicans
The objectives of this mission were to strengthen cooperation between Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates, to promote Mozambique's tourism and cultural potential, namely Mozambique as a destination, and to publicise investment opportunities in tourism in general and in cultural tourism in particular.
“With this opportunity we hope to strengthen the relations of friendship, cooperation and solidarity between Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates. We intend to identify potential partners to ‘explore’ the Mozambique destination; we want to see agreed investment intentions from businesspeople in the United Arab Emirates in Mozambique" – said the Minister of Culture and Tourism on departure.
Before the trip to the United Arab Emirates, Eldevina Materula met with the entire delegation, made up of the Government and the private sector, to consolidate the work agenda at Expo Dubai 2020.
The central theme of Expo 2020 Dubai is “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”. Mozambique's theme is “Sustainable Management of Nature, the Best Legacy for Future Generations”, framed within the Subtheme “Sustainability”.
