The UAE’s ambassador to the Italian Republic, Omar Al Shamsi, confirmed that the UAE diplomatic mission in Italy has been keen, since the beginning of the crisis, to form an emergency committee to limit the numbers of citizens in Italy and communicate with them, as 10 Emirati families and 27 Emirati students have been contacted to ensure They return home safely.
Al Shamsi, during a virtual session hosted by the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, via visual communication techniques, recently noted the distinguished initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, where his highness was the first non-European leader to communicate with the Italian Prime Minister To offer state aid to Italy, as this gesture attracted the admiration of the Italian government and people, stressing that within less than 24 hours of the call, it was directed to equip a medical aid plane for the Italian people.
He said that «what distinguishes this aid is that it came to establish the noble meanings of the message of humanity, instilled in us by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, especially since the UAE was one of the first countries that extended a helping hand to Italy and other countries of the world, to contribute In the fight against this epidemic. ”
The virtual session, which was moderated by the Deputy Director General of the Academy, Dr. Maryam Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, in the presence of a group of academic students and its academic and administrative staff, shed light on the role of the UAE in the international arena in the midst of the Corona epidemic crisis.
The Academy had launched a series of virtual sessions under the title of diplomatic dialogues, designed to allow the academy students from the future diplomats, to stay in constant contact and interaction with the most prominent diplomats locally and globally.