Shihab Ahmed Al -Fahim, the UAE’s ambassador to Japan, the Commissioner -General of the State Pavilion in «Expo 2025 Osaka», confirmed that celebrating the “Emirati Day” embodies the development path of the state and its qualitative leaps since its first participation in «Expo Osaka» more than five decades ago. He said: «The first participation of the Emirates in Expo was in Osaka 55 years ago under the flag of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and today we return under the flag of the UAE, and in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in a way that symbolizes the continuity of communication and the great development achieved by the state since that time. He added that the state’s participation in «Expo 2025 Osaka» comes after the great success it achieved in
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