President Faure attends World Future Energy Summit ● To undertake state visit to Bahrain |13 January 2020

President Danny Faure is attending the World Future Energy Summit 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He left the country yesterday.

The World Future Energy Summit is part of the largest sustainability gathering in the Middle East, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). ADSW is dedicated to furthering the country’s understanding of the major social, economic and environmental trends shaping the world’s sustainable development, and empowering the global community to realise viable and effective strategies to mitigate climate change. 

The summit which brings together government and business leaders, specialist exhibitors and around 33,500 visitors from 170 countries, showcases pioneering technologies and ground-breaking thinking in energy, energy efficiency, water, solar, waste and smart cities.

Following his participation at the World Future Energy Summit 2020, the President will proceed on a two-day state visit to Bahrain at the invitation of the King of Bahrain, His Royal Highness King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa as part of efforts to further strengthen the long-standing excellent bilateral ties between the two island nations.

Seychelles and Bahrain established diplomatic relations in May 1984.

The president will be back in office on January 17.

Press release from the Office of the President