Head of State: The UAE is embarking on a legacy of achievements for the next fifty years with a comprehensive strategic vision

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, affirmed that the UAE is embarking on a legacy of achievements today, towards the next fifty years, with a comprehensive, long-term strategic vision whose approach is excellence, exclusivity and leadership, and its objectives are to secure a happy future and a better life for future generations and to raise the status, reputation, sustainability and soft power of the state. By the centenary of its founding, it will be one of the best countries in the world, and its economy is the strongest and most active.

His Highness, in a speech on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the founding of the United Arab Emirates, which he addressed through the Nation Shield magazine, to God with supplication, mercy and forgiveness for the founder of the state and the builder of its renaissance, the father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, "may God rest his soul", and his brothers the late.

Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Khalid bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid bin Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi, Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Mualla, Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi, and their companions, pioneers and pioneers of national action.

Below is the text of the speech.

On this exceptional day, the second of December 2021, in which we celebrate the golden jubilee of the founding of our state, we pray for mercy and forgiveness for the founder of the state and the builder of its renaissance, the father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, "may God rest his soul", and for his brothers, the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Khalid bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid bin Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi, Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Mualla, Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi, and the same supplication for comrades trained by pioneers and pioneers of national action.

You, the sons and daughters of this country, have great appreciation for what you have shown, throughout the years of the march, of deep belonging and sincere loyalty, and for the effort you have made in building.

On your behalf, we congratulate my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, "may God protect him", and my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and my brothers, Their Highnesses, members of the Supreme Council of the Union, Rulers The Emirates, who assumed responsibility and carried the trust in order to consolidate the foundations of the State of the Union, consolidate its institutions, spread its culture and deepen its spirit.

My sons and daughters...

Our founding fathers took comprehensive development as an approach to building this state, and made the Emirati reality, in its human, social, cultural and economic components, a basis for the establishment of the constitutional, organizational and structural rules of the state, and the foundation for its administrative, production and service functions. Spirit, legislation, institution, and a national army, and they made building the human being a strategic goal and a top priority. With a solid will and insightful vision, the stage yielded remarkable developmental achievements that paved the way for a pioneering federal experiment, that embodied the values ​​of understanding and coordination between the federal and local levels, enhanced the values ​​of work, giving and participation, deepened feelings of pride in the homeland, and strengthened the connection with the circles of its Gulf and Arab affiliation.

On the basis of the same firm rules established by our forefathers, we have continued to build the state and empower its proud people, its cohesive families, its cohesive society, its knowledge economy based on diversity, creativity and innovation, its high-level health and educational services, its modern integrated infrastructure, its sustainable environment, and its global competitive position, including It enhances the capacity of individuals and institutions, enabling them to actively and consciously participate in foreseeing the future and contributing to its industry.

We have succeeded in empowering women and youth, building a diverse national knowledge economy, sending the first Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station, launching to Mars the "Probe of Hope" to become our first Arab country and the fifth globally to achieve this achievement, and inaugurating the first multi-station nuclear energy project at the level of The Arab world to turn our country into a regional center for new and renewable energy projects, and we have adopted a national strategy to attract talent and attract minds, and we have strongly linked our internal policies with our external approach, thus enhancing the state’s position in its Gulf, Arab, Islamic and global surroundings. Under the slogan "Connecting Minds and Creating the Future", our country has hosted, since last October, the activities of the Expo 2020 Dubai, the largest global trade event in the history of our region.

The past fifty years of our country's march have resulted in sustainable development, political stability, security, a government that is among the most efficient in the world, and a private sector that has played a major role in moving the wheel of the economy and enhancing its competitiveness and productivity.

We have presented mankind with an inspiring development success story, which has transformed our country into a leading regional and international financial center, and a preferred interface for living, working, investing and tourism, excelling in competitiveness indicators;

Happiness, excellence, governance, economic openness, quality of life, and entrepreneurship.

We thank God that we have successfully overcome the repercussions of the Corona pandemic, so that life in our country can return to normal, while adhering to the approved preventive measures.

Citizens...

With this legacy of accomplishments, we embark today, towards the next fifty years, with a comprehensive, long-term strategic vision whose approach is excellence, exclusivity and leadership. And its economy is the strongest and most active.

Our path to achieving these goals is clear;

An educational system that establishes noble moral values ​​and transforms our schools and universities into an open environment that embraces science, literature, advanced technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, a diversified knowledge economy system that competes with the economies of the best countries in the world, a conscious family, and a cohesive, tolerant society that enjoys health, safety and happiness.

Based on the declared ten principles governing the next fifty years, the system of values ​​in our country, as established by our forefathers, will remain based on openness and tolerance, the preservation of rights, the consolidation of the state of justice and the rule of law, respect for cultures, the consolidation of human brotherhood and respect for national identity.The pursuit of consolidating regional and global peace and the principles of good neighborliness will remain the main engine of our foreign policy, and strengthening Gulf cooperation in its political, economic, social and security dimensions will remain a top Emirati priority, and in this, we are with the countries of our Gulf system in everything that threatens their stability, unity, security of their citizens and territorial integrity, stressing Gulf security is one and indivisible, and strengthening it is a collective responsibility that requires an intensification of strategic coordination among all the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council to achieve the aspirations of our peoples for a secure and prosperous future. past years.

Our diplomacy will remain in an active movement, stimulating and upgrading Arab capabilities, and building a strong network of understandings and partnerships with major, emerging and developing powers and states, to promote a culture of tolerance, control conflicts, confront climate change, invest in sustainable development goals, fight hunger, disease and poverty, and provide humanitarian aid. and development, which is an integral part of our state's march and its moral obligations.

Loyal sons of the country..

We are proud of our citizens, men and women, who work diligently in all fields of endeavor and arena of giving, and we are proud of our government team, which includes the most sincere leaders and the best competencies, and has succeeded over fifty years in embodying lofty values ​​and translating the rules established by our founding fathers into services and infrastructure of which we are proud Nations, and we are proud of the soldiers, non-commissioned officers, officers and leaders of our armed forces, police forces and various security services, who carried the trust, performed their duty, and are proud of the residents on our land. the responsibility.

We ask God to make us among His thankful servants, to pay our sins, and to help us and our people with strong will and high determination.

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