How an art project celebrates 50 years of diplomatic relations between UAE and Germany

How an art project celebrates 50 years of diplomatic relations between UAE and Germany

Honoured through art

Published: Fri 28 Oct 2022, 8:15 PM

The UAE and Germany, a relationship between two countries that at first sight seemingly could not be more different; starting with the climate, the size of the country, the culture, the religion, the different forms of government, and also, the common history of the two countries is also still very young. In 2004, the UAE and Germany signed a strategic partnership, which was updated and upgraded during H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to Berlin in 2019 and further enhanced by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s recent visit to Abu Dhabi in September 2022. Germany celebrates German Unity Day to commemorate German reunification in 1990. Both countries live the unification, the German missions in the UAE even dedicated this year’s German Unity Day to the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with the UAE. And over the past 50 years, Germany and the UAE have developed a solid partnership based on shared values and similar interests.

The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Dubai recently announced the launch of a new cultural project this year, which aims to further intensify relations between the two countries, with the help of Petra