Costa Rica To Use UAE As ‘Launching Point' Into The Gulf Region

The president of Costa Rica believes a new era of bilateral trade and cooperation with the UAE will help it develop initiatives across the GCC in the coming years.

- Neil King

During a visit to Dubai, His Excellency Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera announced the launch of a new embassy in the emirate – due to open in the first half of the year – as well as a representative trade office, which he believes will provide a stronger platform for Costa Rica’s participation at Expo 2020, as well as growth into the region.

The country’s minister of foreign affairs, Manuel Gonzalez Sanz, had already signed an agreement with UAE’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, granting citizens mutual exemption from pre-entry visas, and talks are also on-going over a double tax agreement.