Hollande to Deliver Keynote Speech at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

(Abu Dhabi) – French President, Francois Hollande will deliver a keynote speech at the official inauguration of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), scheduled to be held during the opening ceremony of the World Future Energy Summit on January 15th. Taking place on January 13-17, ADSW is the largest gathering on sustainability in the history of the Middle East.
The visit by the French president in this summit underscores the strong bilateral relationship between both countries and the mutual interest to accelerate clean energy deployment and diversify the global energy mix. “France has a firm commitment to sustainable development and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. France has offered to host the COP 21 and expressed its willingness to cooperate tightly with all the countries, who are ready to work together, notably the UAE, in order to pave the way for the most ambitious agreement possible in 2015 on climate change,” said Francois Hollande.
The attendees also include His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain, the President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, Prime Minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic, and President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.