Oslo: Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will visit the UAE Tuesday, heading a delegation comprising a number of ministers and a group of businessmen and investors. Speaking to Gulf News in Oslo, Prince Haakon said he is looking forward to a fruitful visit to the UAE that he hoped would lead to the signing of long-term business agreements between the two countries, especially in the oil and gas industry. According to the latest statistics from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade, trade between the UAE and Norway reached $339 million (Dh1.2 billion) in 2009, up from $87 million in 2005. Economic...
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