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Dubai is counted among the cities in which Saskatchewan has established an international trade office, but safety there is in question as attacks continue from Iran.
The capital of the Emirate of Dubai has fallen into the crosshairs a few times as Iran lashes out against its neighbours, U.S. allies and attempts to destabilize the region.
Warren Kaeding is Saskatchewan’s trade and export development minister. He said the ministry has been talking to employees at its Dubai trade office on an almost daily basis since the attacks started.
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He said the office’s managing director was in Toronto attending the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference.
“We’ve encouraged him to stay home, just not go back right now,” said Kaeding.
The minister said the other employees at the office are locals to Dubai and have been asked to work from home and not go into the office for the time being.
The office is embedded within Global Affairs Canada in Dubai, and Kaeding said the ministry has been relying on the agency to understand what the risks are.
“(We’re) having regular communications and regular updates from global affairs as to how they see things unfolding in that area,” explained Kaeding.
