His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has affirmed that citizens are the top priority for all development programs, plans and visions.

He said that our unity is the fence that protected our state entity and preserved our gains and resources over the past decades, and the fortress in the face of all dangers and threats in the regional or international environment. It will remain the umbrella of all of us, under which we will achieve all our ambitions and goals.

His Highness sent a message to the people of the UAE, on the occasion of the 48th National Day of the UAE, that «the experience of UAE progress has succeeded and unity and effort and great sacrifices, and that it will continue and develop and thrive with the hands of its people, sincerity and dedication, His challenges ».

His Highness said: «Your country is a secretariat in your necks, so keep it, and make its banner always high with your successes and achievements».

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed addressed parents, saying: `` Tell your children and grandchildren on this occasion the story of this great nation, and the struggle of parents and grandparents, their faith in its value and sacrifice for it, and the long and difficult road that we have walked until we have reached the progress we are. And planted in their hearts and minds the love of the homeland, and that the UAE was and will remain, God willing, strong and pioneering children and children ».

His Highness said: “On this immortal day, when the UAE is adorned with the glory and glory of glory, we remember everyone who put a valid brick in the edifice of our majestic homeland, and whoever exerted effort and thought for the UAE to reach the progress, development and prosperity it has reached today. By the world, and everyone who sacrificed his blood and spirit so that her flag remains high in the sky, and to live in security and stability and pride and strength. We remember our righteous martyrs, who earnestly cherished what they possessed for their homeland, and set the best example of sacrifice and redemption. We remember the founding father, Sheikh Zayed and his founding leaders, may God have mercy on them, who were devoted to their goal and mission, and believed with themselves and their people, did not seek personal glory or special interest, and did not abandon the dream of unity, despite all the challenges, difficulties and obstacles, so they created a pilot Arab unity Referred to as Lebanon, they have left us an immortal school of inexhaustible national action. ”

His Highness recalled the eternal statement of the founding leader Sheikh Zayed, may God have mercy on him, that "the real wealth is the wealth of men, not money and oil .. There is no use in money if not harnessed to serve the people," stressing that this vision "is the compass on which we walk, and the guiding light "It is the basic reference for all development plans, and the measure by which we measure the limits of our success and our goals."

His Highness hailed our valiant armed forces, which, God willing, have been the backbone of our national security and the symbol of the nation's strength, prevention and unity.

He also hailed the security services in all its branches.His Highness praised the achievements made during the year 2019. He said that the UAE was on a date with an unprecedented achievement, its people felt with pride and pride, and expressed the will to insist on leadership, precedence and excellence, where the progress of the space project The UAE is a big step forward in the rise of the first Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station last September, in a historic journey that opened the doors of space to our ambitions, and recorded the name of the UAE in the history of space exploration on a global level, and turned the dream of Zayed, God's mercy, to reality, and we will continue God willing, the determination of the sons of ZA A hand, our march to achieve our ambition to reach Mars and build a human settlement on it ».

“The UAE will soon operate the first nuclear reactor to produce nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and then will be the first Arab country to produce peaceful nuclear energy. To ensure sustainable development for future generations. Next year, the UAE will be the focus of the world with a major global event, Expo Dubai 2020, which will be hosted for the first time in the Arab region and the Middle East and North Africa region, in confirming the world's confidence in the country and its ability to organize major international events with great efficiency and leadership. "Global initiatives aimed at development, goodness, construction and peace for all the peoples of the earth."

His Highness stressed that "the UAE has always been, and will remain, God willing, an element of stability, peace and development, and advocate good, love and solidarity in the whole world," noting that it will not hesitate to provide support and support to those in need anywhere in the world, regardless of religion or race or Geographical location.

His Highness praised the UAE's leading role in confronting extremist ideology and the forces that support or encourage it through an organized and organized movement that enjoys the support, support and encouragement of the whole world.

"The UAE believes that hatred and hatred of religious, sectarian, ethnic or other threats threaten human coexistence and undermine peace and stability," he said. Not only does it offer the world a vivid example of tolerance and coexistence among dozens of nationalities belonging to different religions, races and cultures on its territory, but it moves regionally and internationally to spread and promote a culture of tolerance and dialogue among people through institutional effort. The "Human Brotherhood Document" which was signed during the visit of His Holiness the Vatican and the Grand Imam, Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, to the state last February was a civilized message that came out of the UAE land to the world.

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi:

"Next year the UAE will be the focus of the world with a major global event (Expo Dubai 2020)."

"We will continue with determination of the sons of Zayed to pursue our ambition to reach Mars and build a human settlement on it."

"The future is being made now. Those who lack adequate preparedness will find themselves outside the context of history."