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UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attended a meeting to review the progress on UAE’s bid to host the World Expo 2020 today at the Emirates Towers in Dubai. The Higher Committee for Hosting the World Expo 2020 gave a detailed presentation highlighting its efforts to sell UAE's strengths as the best destination to host this international event in Dubai under the theme "Connecting Minds... Creating the Future." The meeting was attended by Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as well as Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chief Executive of Emirates Group and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Hosting the World Expo 2020 Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The Higher Committee will present a dossier detailing UAE's credentials to the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) in Paris where representatives from 161 BIE member countries will convene to examine bids by five candidate cities applying to host the event. The dossier includes details on why Dubai is best suited to host the event. It sheds light on the dedicated area of approximately 438 acres to host the event in Dubai and its proximity to the state-of-the-art Al Maktoum International Airport and Jebel Ali Port in addition to world-class infrastructure in communications, transportation, tourist facilities, entertainment attractions, logistics and security measures.