During the country's speech to the United Nations General Assembly
Reem Al Hashemi: The UAE will continue to support people affected by crises and disasters
Reem Al-Hashemi stressed in the UAE's speech the need to strengthen dialogue to reduce tensions.
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Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, affirmed that the UAE will continue its path, whether at the humanitarian, diplomatic or development level, in supporting peoples affected by crises and disasters, without any religious, ethnic, political or cultural considerations.
She added during the country’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly, that “the events of the past period emphasized the need to respect international law, especially the Charter of the United Nations, and to be applied consistently and without double or selective standards, as an indispensable basis for ensuring a stable and secure international order, based on Respect for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of states.”
And she continued: "In this context, we renew our demand to end Iran's occupation of the three Emirati islands: Tunb al-Kubra, Tunb al-Sughra and Abu Musa, over which history and international law prove my country's sovereignty. We will never stop claiming our legitimate right to these islands, either through direct negotiation or the International Court of Justice.”
She added, "We affirm our firm position calling for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with agreed international references."
She stressed that protecting international peace and security requires working to achieve a world free of weapons of mass destruction, especially in the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula, and strengthening dialogue to reduce tensions and address regional and international concerns in this regard, noting that it is not possible to talk about a secure and stable international order in light of The absence of a firm international position that rejects terrorism and is committed to holding its perpetrators and financiers accountable.
She added:“The recent period has witnessed an increase in the flow of weapons to conflict areas and the emergence of groups with high combat and military capabilities, and the situation is becoming more dangerous with the terrorists’ use of missiles and drones to launch cross-border attacks, as these developments reflect the mutating nature of terrorism, which requires preventing conflict areas from becoming a safe haven. To terrorists and to seek to modernize and develop means of deterrence, and to adopt international rules and regulations that prevent terrorists from obtaining advanced weapons and advanced technology. This threat has emerged in its clearest manifestations through the vicious and aggressive attacks launched by the terrorist Houthi group early this year on the capital of my country, Abu Dhabi, as well as on the Kingdom Sister Saudi Arabia, at a time when other terrorist groups such as ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabab are seeking to develop their capabilities and reorganize their ranks, which poses a direct threat to the gains made as a result of international cooperation in the war against terrorism, and as governments,We must initiate steps that represent the best model for our peoples in consolidating the values of tolerance and peaceful coexistence, in the face of escalating attempts to spread hate speech around the world.”
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