We are proud of the Emirates and its people. We are more confident in the future

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, expressed his pride in the Emirates and its people, both citizens and residents, on the occasion of the 53rd Union Day.

His Highness said, in a post on his official account on the “X” platform, yesterday: “On Union Day… we are proud of the Emirates… and we are proud of the people of the Emirates, both citizens and residents. Thank you for your determination.. Thank you for your efforts.. Thank you for everything you do for this country.

Joy and pride

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, affirmed that the anniversary of Union Day, this annual occasion, brings with it intimate memories, joy and pride, and invites us to reflect on our journey and conditions, and sharpens our resolve and determination to move forward. Moving forward in strengthening the immunity of our country, improving the lives of our people, and confirming our worth for our country and our people to occupy the appropriate position among the world’s most advanced countries and its most populous peoples. Civilized.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, in a blog post on the “X” platform, yesterday, on the occasion of the 53rd Union Day: “On the Day of our glorious Union… we thank God for the blessing of this dear nation… we remember the founders… we celebrate the achievements of the journey… We congratulate the people of the Union. We renew our loyalty to the President of the Union and our pledge to preserve the Union’s gains. We mobilize the people to give their lives to preserve the future of this Union.

His Highness added: “Happy New Year to the people of the Emirates… Happy New Year to our people… Happy New Year to our people… May God protect the United Arab Emirates.”

In a speech on the occasion of the 53rd Union Day, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum congratulated the honorable sons and daughters of the Emirates.

His Highness said: “I congratulate you on the fifty-third anniversary of our country’s independence, the establishment of our union, and the founding of our state, and I thank God Almighty who enabled us to commemorate this precious occasion and our nation and people enjoy security, stability and prosperity.”

His Highness added: “On this most important day, I salute and congratulate my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, may God protect him, of whom we are proud of his talents, leadership talents and achievements at the local, Arab and international levels, and my greetings go to my brothers, Their Highnesses, members of the Council.” The highest rulers of the Emirates, may God protect them all.”

His Highness continued: “This annual occasion brings with it intimate memories, joy and pride, and invites us to reflect on our journey and our conditions, and sharpens our resolve and resolve to move forward in strengthening the immunity of our nation, improving the lives of our people, and confirming our worth for our country and our people to occupy the appropriate position with the world’s most advanced countries and peoples.” “The most civilized.”

His Highness said: “Today we are overwhelmed with feelings of pride and joy over our successes and achievements in building humanity and urbanism, and what we have achieved for our Emirati model in terms of strength, resilience, radiance, effectiveness and presence in our time and world. Today we remember our founding fathers, our father, our symbol and our address, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and his companion Sheikh Rashid. Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and their brothers, members of the Supreme Council of the Federation, rulers of the Emirates, may God bless them May they all be blessed. We remember them with all reverence and appreciation as they weave the fabric of the strongest union and unite with their people to pledge allegiance to Sheikh Zayed as President of the State out of belief in his ability to lead the union and make its journey successful by consolidating its pillars and laying the foundations for its renaissance.

History will remember that Sheikh Zayed was the most prominent unionist of his time, and that he dedicated himself and his capabilities to uniting the Emiratis and unifying their ranks. He was the driving force that ensured the union’s success and success.

His Highness added: “After December 2, 1971, and the march was making its way and facing internal and external challenges, Sheikh Zayed said: (The union lives in my soul and my heart and is the dearest thing in my existence. I cannot imagine that one day I will allow it to be neglected, or be complacent towards His future)… I address the spirit of Sheikh Zayed and say to him: (You planted the union in the heart of every male and female citizen, and the planting grew and was carried out with care and care by everyone who was given responsibility. In the Emirates, led by Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikh Maktoum, may God bless them, my brother His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, and my brothers, the rulers of the Emirates.

His Highness said: “Citizens, male and female, you realize that the success, faltering, or failure of any country depends on the performance of its leaders, government, and cadres. We thank God that the performance of our leaders has guided us since the founding of our country from success to success and from achievement to achievement. As for the performance of our government, it has developed over the course of A few years ago, its efficiency ranked fourth globally in international indicators that measure the efficiency of governments. This distinction makes us happy, but it does not make us feel satisfied, rather it motivates us. To redouble our efforts to ensure that we advance to a higher position, and we are able to achieve this; Thanks to our forward-looking vision, our advance planning, and our understanding of emerging global trends, we have achieved and are achieving remarkable successes in absorbing the new as soon as it appears, and localizing its appropriate applications, which has qualified us to join the leading countries in preparing for the future, and has given us a place among the countries that are leading the developments of artificial intelligence, which has become the greatest influence. In all the work, capabilities and future of all civil and military sectors. We were aware early of its importance, created the position of Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, issued the necessary legislation to regulate its uses, and developed the necessary programs to motivate our young men and women to master it, and its applications now contribute to developing government performance, as in the program for zeroing out government bureaucracy, which has so far abolished 3,000 necessary government procedures. And reducing 70% of the time period for these procedures.

His Highness added: “The ultimate goal of our leadership and government will remain to secure the best prosperous, safe, stable and happy life for our people, our future generations, and those who live on our land. In order to achieve this goal, all government agencies work in coordination and integration, inspired by the strategies and plans developed for all sectors related to comprehensive, sustainable development.”

His Highness continued: “On the social level, we pay great attention to the issue of the Emirati national identity and programs to enhance it, and we have identified the roles required of all government and private agencies, looking forward to a comprehensive framework that achieves coordination and integration of performance between all relevant parties, ensuring the embodiment of the values, history and culture of the Emirates, and strengthening our language. Arabic, and keeps pace with the requirements of the times.

His Highness added: “The issue of housing has received and is receiving the attention it deserves, and we are assured of the good implementation of housing plans, as in the past five years the percentage of citizen ownership has increased from 76% to 91%, and the percentage of accumulated applications has decreased from 13,000 to only 650 applications, and the duration has decreased.” Obtaining housing from four years to one year.

His Highness said: “While the economy of most countries in the world is recording low growth, our economy has continued to achieve growth rates exceeding the average growth rates of the global economy, and in the context of (the 300 billion project), our industrial sector has achieved qualitative leaps, and its contribution to our gross domestic product at the end of last year amounted to 205 billion.” dirhams, a growth of 55% compared to 122 billion dirhams in the year 2020, and the exports of our industries rose to 187 billion dirhams, a growth of 61% over the year. 2020.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “I am confident in our ability to raise the industrial sector’s contribution to the gross domestic product to 300 billion dirhams in 2031, and witness the successes achieved by the (National Content for Industry) program, as the cumulative value achieved by the program reached 285 million dirhams.” It was recycled into our economy, in addition to the social effects of the program, which are represented by the increase in the number of citizens working in private sector companies that are members of the program to 19 thousand citizens. And Emwatana, as well as the success of the (Make in the Emirates) programme, which opened a wide window for investors and innovators to benefit from the enormous opportunities offered by our economy to invest in the industries of the future, advanced industries, and export products to new global markets.”

His Highness added: “As a culmination of the successes achieved by the two programs, we launched the UAE Investment Strategy 2031 a few days ago, aiming to increase cumulative foreign direct investment three times by the year 2031, to reach 2.2 trillion dirhams.

We are continuing to enhance the use of advanced technology, artificial intelligence and innovation to maximize the growth of our economy, develop our agriculture, and the competitiveness of our industries, and make our country more attractive for direct investment and a global hub for investment, knowing that our country ranked second globally in the number of foreign direct investment projects in 2023, registering 1,323 projects. new growth rate of 33% compared to the year 2022, and recorded inflows amounting to 112.6 billion dirhams, a growth rate 35%.

His Highness said: “Today is the beginning of a new federal year that we enter with our souls full of confidence, faith, optimism, ambition and determination to do everything in our power to move our country forward on the paths of resilience, progress and sophistication.”

Sons and daughters of the Emirates..

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum concluded his speech by saying: “You Emiratis and the Emirates are the homeland that is the foundation of our existence, and you have proven time after time that you are worthy of its achievements and successes. You are their makers, and you are the ones who presented the highest model of loyalty and belonging, and by rallying around your leadership, its policies and its decisions.” And its plans, you presented to the world a bright picture of our large, loving, interconnected, and solidarity-based Emirati family Good times and bad… Whenever I meet the young men and women of my country in ministries, departments and events, I become more confident about the future, and my eyes acknowledge their sincerity, their energies, their desire to acquire knowledge, and their courage in dealing with changes and developments, and I am certain of the depth of their pride in their Emirati identity, heritage and traditions.

On our fifty-third national day, I salute and congratulate the officers and soldiers of our armed forces and security services who watch over the security and stability of our nation and preserve its independence, sovereignty and achievements. My salutes are extended to the trainees in the national and reserve service program, to the graduates of the program attached to the reserve forces, and to every citizen, male and female, who finds and works hard in their work in the public sectors. And especially… May God restore our national days and our homeland to enjoy peace, security and prosperity.

Head of State:

. Thank you for your determination.. Thank you for your efforts.. Thank you for everything you do for this country.

Mohammed bin Rashid:

. We renew our loyalty to the President of the Union and our pledge to preserve the Union’s gains.