HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has recently received in his office HE Majdi Abed, Consul General of France in Dubai. The meeting discussed means of stepping up the cooperation between the RTA and French companies engaged in the construction of roads and public transport systems, and the means of boosting this cooperation further ahead.
Al Tayer briefed the French Consul on the key projects currently undertaken by RTA including Route 2020 project for extending the Red Line of the Dubai Metro to the exhibition yard of Expo 2020 undertaken by Expolink Consortium spearheaded by the French company Alstom along with other French, Spanish and Turkish firms. He also briefed the French diplomat on the future infrastructural projects of RTA covering road networks and transit systems such as the extension of the Green Line of Dubai Metro, Phase II of Dubai Tram project, and a host of road & bridge projects. He noted that future projects would offer a great opportunity for companies to bid for projects released by RTA.
HE Majdi Abed hailed the solid relationships between the UAE and France and expressed his intention to boost the cooperation and exchange expertise between the two parties. He also showed interest in familiarizing with the projects the RTA is planning to undertake in future.
The French Consul extended an invitation to HE Mattar Al Tayer to visit France and meet with the French executives and firms operating in roads and transportation sector to have first-hand knowledge of transportation projects & systems in France.
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