the first visit of a Sheikh to the San Marino Pavilion
To underline the importance of the participation of small countries such as San Marino at Expo 2020 Dubai, it was Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, one of the seven cities that make up the United Arab Emirates. The Sheikh visited the pavilion this morning, stopping for a long time in front of the reliquary with the reproduction of the Treasure of Domagnano; captured by the special connection between San Marino and the Emirates, thanks to the original of the precious fibula in the shape of an eagle, met at Louvre of Abu Dhabi. Then another long stage at the crossbow, a symbol of San Marino defense and freedom, as he explained to him Ettore Zonzini, at the interactive table that tells about the country system and the products displayed in the shop.
The volunteers, all very well prepared, also answered the questions that the Sheikh asked about the history, political order and geography of the Titan. Letizia Cardelli, director of the San Marino pavilion “An important recognition for San Marino, which adds to the success of the public in recent days: last weekend the pavilion received well 5000 visitors in a single day, and 30,000 from the date of the inauguration, the first of October “:
First visit of a Sheikh to the San Marino pavilion who said, greeting and thanking in Italian, that he wanted to visit the Titan soon. There are more and more institutional meetings that are moving within Expo, including one of the latest Emirati Councils of Ministers, which took place in the Emirates pavilion. In a Dubai that with less than 100 cases of Covid a day, has resumed its usual life and is finally here also repopulating tourists, with the hotel full, the usual traffic in the streets and long queues to enter the Expo Pavilions as well.
Elisabetta Norzi