Trump’s visit is a promising historical and economic starting station

In the midst of a historic visit to US President Donald Trump to the United Arab Emirates, the American “Fox News” channel hosted His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in a special dialogue, dealing with Emirati -American relations, highlighting His Highness shedding on the strategic partnership that brings together the two friendly countries and the Emirati vision towards urgent regional issues.

On the visit of the US President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that it is a historic visit by all standards, and it constitutes an important station in the path of our bilateral relationship, President Trump, and the United States in general, were greatly supportive of this relationship, and contributed to pushing it to broader horizons, we are a hosting nation, just as you are, and people here freely live, practicing their religious beliefs as they see appropriate, whether in the churches, whether in the churches Jewish or Hindu mosques or temples, and I sincerely believe that our values ​​are very close. For example, the family is a key axis in both societies, and when looking at the world, we find that some may not share these values, but the majority do.

The economic file
With regard to the economic and investment file and the UAE pledged to invest more than 1.4 trillion dollars during the next decade, His Highness said: This success is due to the openness of your great country to investment, and we have learned a lot of you, we have been invested in the United States for decades, but today we are moving to a new level, not only in size, but also in terms of confidence, and we are grateful to President Trump for this support.

Iranian file
On the Iranian file, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan affirmed his belief in the importance of successful models, stressing that the UAE represents a model for peaceful nuclear cooperation, and he said: We concluded a nuclear agreement with the United States, known as the “123” agreement, and it is called “the golden standard”, and I really hope that the countries of the region and outside the region will look to this agreement as an example to be followed in achieving the common benefits of the two parties, By the way, the project was completed on the specified date and within the prescribed budget, and this is very rare in nuclear reactors ’projects, noting that“ this issue relates to trust and transparency, and if we can overcome these two challenges, we can achieve great achievements together. ”

His Highness said: I think that every country must respect international law, and I hope that Iran will look at President Trump’s approach as a real opportunity for the United States to open up to the Iranian people, something that can benefit the great benefit to the Iranians, but the decision in the end is due to them.

The situation in Gaza
On the situation in Gaza, His Highness stressed that the UAE provided more than 42 % of the total international aid to Gaza during the past two years, and said: In light of this war, if Ibrahim’s agreements were not existing between the UAE and Israel, and the vital role he played and launched by President Trump, we would not have been able to deliver this amount of aid to Gaza.

On the future of Gaza after the end of the Israeli military operation, His Highness said: First, the hostages must be taken out, we need to calm the situation in Gaza, and to a responsible party other than Hamas to take over the management of the sector, and if we can help or provide ideas, we are always ready.


On his recent meeting with the Palestinian Authority and their openness to participation, His Highness said: I think they feel very frustrated by the current situation, and you can touch this from them, they want an end to this war, but about their future role, this depends on the positions of the United States, Israel and the rest of the parties, whether in their support or vice versa, but in the end, the Palestinians must be the ones who manage their affairs themselves.

In response to a question about the possibility of the American President to trust the Syrian President Ahmed al -Shara, His Highness said that it is too early to use the word “trust”, that the Syrian president and his government say the correct matters, but it is clear that they do not have the ability to implement what they declare, and I hope that the lifting of sanctions will contribute to enabling them to achieve these obligations, but it must be verified, as President Reagan once said (trust).

In the reconstruction file after the conflicts, His Highness said: I think that the region has started to give up the funding approach easily, it depends on the conditions and conditions of reconstruction, is there an appropriate assortment from the countries concerned? The issue is not only one country or a small group that provides money.

In response to a question about his vision of the future of the Emirates and the region, His Highness said: I see a lot of hope, this country has not exceeded 50 years old, and only 15 years before, that is, 65 years ago, our first hospital was built, and that was at the hands of an American missionary, and I am pleased to say that more than a million Americans visited the UAE last year, and this is clear evidence of the extent of security, prosperity and vitality that this region enjoy Optimistic, when I was in this position. “