A meeting of the Russian-Arab Business Council was held as part of EXPO 2020 Dubai on January 25-26. Novostal-M Metallurgical Holding acted as an official partner.

The meeting's key agenda included the development of trade and economic relations between Russia and Arab countries, in particular, the development of agriculture, industry, metallurgy and digitalization. Sustainable development projects are among the most discussed topics of the Russian-Arab Business Council.

The Persian Gulf countries were among the first in the world to adopt the principles of sustainable development when building new cities and agglomerations. The basis for such carbon-neutral cities in the future may be electric steelmaking industry's products with a low carbon footprint.