Middle
East:
In
the
past
week,
officials
from
Singapore,
Vietnam,
Pakistan,
Bangladesh
and
Nepal
have
thrown
their
weight
behind
Abu
Dhabi's
bid,
saying
it
would
be
a
symbolically
significant
way
of
promoting
renewable
energy
in
developing
countries.
Indonesia,
which
says
it
is
in
discussions
to
join
Irena,
has
also
lent
its
support.
The
UAE,
which
submitted
its
official
application
last
week,
is
competing
with
Germany,
Spain
and
The
Netherlands.
Irena's
78
signatories
will
meet
in
Egypt
at
the
end
of
June
to
vote
on
the
site
of
the
headquarters.
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