UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has sent a message of hope and optimism to the UAE nationals. His Highness said: «I tell you my compatriots that the next most beautiful».

`` Our achievements in 2020 will surpass those of 2019 and bring us closer to achieving the goals of the 2021 Agenda, '' he said.

His Highness said: "We promise our people that every federal year will be better than its predecessor. Every federal generation will raise a head before it. Every grain of the soil of the homeland - the whole homeland - will remain part of this union and as a redemption for this union."

His Highness added: "The formation of our human knowledge, scientific and cultural, and the empowerment of tools of research and development, creativity and innovation, will continue to be the concern of our government, and our top priority."

Addressing the UAE National Day on the 48th National Day, His Highness said, “We live in an age of fast changing and highly influential developments in all walks of life.” “Our achievements in infrastructure, government services, economy, education, health and culture are subject to obsolescence, If we do not keep up with the changes and accommodate the developments, so we have no place to relax or rest to rest or postpone the work of today to tomorrow ».

His Highness added that «achievements are inherently impulsive, so it is our duty to invest this momentum to achieve new qualitative achievements, to ensure our country and our people to continue progress in the paths of development and glory and high».

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum recalled, "Our father, the symbol of our union and the founder of our renaissance, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and his companion, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and the founding fathers, may God bless them all."

His Highness said: “With their memory, their vision that led to the birth of our country, their ambition, which set the rules of our strong Emirati model with its sons and daughters, is immune to its armed forces and security services, speaks of sustainable development, embodies our principles and values, the unity of our home, the depth of loyalty and loyalty of our people and its cohesion with its leadership. About their visions, policies and action plans. ”

His Highness added that «the occasion we celebrate today is full of lessons and lessons. Our union was the embodiment of our determination to make our future in our own hands, and our Constitution was a framework for a new present, and a window on a bright future, where the sustainable and comprehensive development of human and material construction. The unification of our armed forces was a confirmation of our determination to protect our future with our children's arms. ”

His Highness stressed that we will remain in a positive engagement with the future.

His Highness added: «When the promises of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we initiated a positive engagement with them, and we engaged in its world, and participated in the movement. This would not have been possible had we not accompanied the early information and communications revolution, built its digital infrastructure, harnessed its applications to improve government performance, and pushed the private sector to employ it to accelerate its transition to the knowledge economy. ”

He noted the UAE's achievements in the space sector. “We recognized the importance of space science and industry at an early date. I said then that those who do not reserve a place in space will not have their place on Earth. We have embodied this awareness in building institutions and centers, and the development of relevant legislation, and the qualification and preparation of national cadres specialized, we moved from celebrating our guests astronauts foreigners to celebrate our children astronauts UAE. From buying ready-made satellites to designing and manufacturing them with the minds and hands of our young men and women, who are now putting the finishing touches to the Hope probe, next year they will fly to Mars. ”

His Highness addressed the citizens, stressing that «one of the most important measures of performance is the extent to which our plans and projects relate to the future», explaining that «whenever the link is close, the achievement is great and success is noticeable, and examples in our reality are many. Whenever there is no link or weakness, the achievement is lackluster and success is timid. ”

His Highness expressed his assurance to the depth and regularity of the relation of our country and society to the future. «The presence of our country and our youth and young women is active and active in the most important future sectors affecting the components of our own power».

He also noted the important achievements made during the past federal year in all fields of development, especially in human development. Our society enjoys a high quality of life, providing security and stability. He also praised the solutions of our economy in the fourth place in the world, ahead of the seventh place.

He reviewed some of the national achievements in the field of political empowerment, where the elections of the Federal National Council witnessed creative social interaction, and fair competition between the candidates, and was completed with the convening of the Council with its new composition and composition, which guarantees women representation of at least 50%.

His Highness said that the enhancement of women's political participation provides a qualitative addition to our efforts to enable them to achieve gender balance, especially as Emirati women have shown high efficiency in all the responsibilities they have assumed, whether a minister, general manager or a member of the judicial and diplomatic corps.

His Highness expressed his happiness that the UAE passport is the strongest in the world, calling on the sons and daughters of the UAE in their solution and deportation to confirm our worthiness, and our merit, by adhering to the inherent of our customs and traditions, and to behave in our behavior and deal with others.

He also expressed pride in hosting our country «Expo 2020» next year, and said: «We will take advantage of hosting to show the best in our country of potential, and the best in our people of the qualities and good and useful, and capabilities to organize, and to stimulate minds to continue and make the future».

Vice President:

«Every grain of the soil of the homeland - the whole nation - will remain part of this union, and redemption of this union».

«The presence of our country and our youth and young women is active and active in the most important sectors affecting the components of our own power».

“Enhancing women's political participation is a qualitative addition to our efforts to empower them to achieve gender balance.”