His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, affirmed that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is always working to turn challenges into opportunities. His Highness said: “What our world is witnessing in the face of an outbreak of the Corona pandemic is an unprecedented crisis, clearly indicating the importance of sound foreign policy and its fateful results, in light of these difficult humanitarian conditions, but domestic and foreign policy are in urgent need more than ever. He went on to focus more on a field that we have come to rely on a lot in this era, which is science. ”
His Highness added: "Today we are looking at how scientists and engineers around the world are working hard to provide artificial respirators and protection and examination equipment that - fortunately and measure - are abundant in our dear country."
And His Highness continued, "Today, we are waiting impatiently for a vaccine that protects people from the evil of the Coronavirus, in order to restore life to normal everywhere. And in light of this war against the virus, our true heroes - scientists and engineers - who work with dedication and dedication to protect public health, treat patients, and provide us with the vital protection and examination tools and devices we need, in order to continue life. Therefore, these scientific fields must be a top priority in our national policies, with a clear agenda and goals ... We must mobilize our resources and also direct our foreign policies to achieve this goal. ”
His Highness stressed that attracting the best and smartest scientific minds to our country, obtaining the technology and knowledge necessary to equip our scientific sectors, and providing the best possible environment in the world to achieve this goal, is of utmost importance for us in our pursuit of the goals of the UAE government, not by providing the best health standards for our people Not only, but to ensure that our people also live in prosperity and prosperity.
His Highness added: “While we strive to provide the best health level, we must always take into account the possibility of new epidemics appearing again, in light of the growing population of the world, and we cannot also ignore the possibility of other potential environmental challenges, which necessitates that We are ready to meet these challenges by intensifying our investments in a multidisciplinary scientific environment. ”
His Highness said: «No people or country can live in isolation from others, and this has become clear in light of the current Corona crisis, which clearly demonstrated the importance of strengthening cooperation and partnerships between countries, and the need to continue coordination in the fields of science and research between different institutions and governments. The best evidence of this is the efforts made to develop a vaccine through the formation of multinational alliances, no less important than military or security alliances.
His Highness continued, “I will remember all my career as friends and partners of the UAE who flocked greatly to help us in this difficult time, where they provided us in the darkest situations and the most difficult of various types of support from their vital resources that were the product of many years of investment in knowledge, development and human cadres, That has made great individual and collective sacrifices, and we will strive to strengthen these relationships with these partners. ”
His Highness stressed: “We will not present our relationship with countries at the expense of science. Science has no limits, and we must realize this fact and always act accordingly, and in our quest to find solutions to various challenges, we will not hesitate to confront beliefs based on dogmatic or ideological assumptions, which some use Without them knowing that they perpetuate ignorance and deepen the problem.
We are waiting impatiently for a vaccine that protects people from the "Corona" evil, in order to restore life to normal.
Domestic and foreign policy needs to focus more on science.