Riyadh: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said the US under Donald Trump had taken great steps towards building an effective partnership with the Arab and Islamic world, while maintaining its role in dealing with threats to Middle East security and stability.
Shaikh Mohammad said the Arab Islamic American Summit was “a clear Islamic, Arab and American message to those attempting to use religion to stoke confrontations between Islam and the US, or to establish confrontational tendencies between religions, cultures and civilisations, to serve personal goals and malicious plans at the expense of international security and stability and coexistence among different peoples."
Shaikh Mohammad said the meeting between Trump and Arab and Muslim leaders, in his first international visit since becoming US President, was “an affirmation of the joint will to tackle threats facing the region and the world, while highlighting the great respect for President Trump's administration for the Arab and Islamic worlds and its desire to co-ordinate mutual positions."
New stage
The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince said the unprecedented gathering between Arab and Muslim leaders and Trump, represented the beginning of a new stage in Arab-Islamic-American relations, while having a significant effect on coordinating their efforts to face extremism and terrorism.
He also praised the vision of Trump and his clear position on supporting and restoring stability to the Middle East, in co-operation with the leaders of the region, after years of tension and disturbances.
Shaikh Mohammad added that the UAE had always desired to cooperate with its friends from around the world, with the US at the forefront, and for effective participation in all efforts and initiatives on bilateral and group levels.
"This should lead to a more secure, stable and prosperous world based on the ultimate belief in the importance of international cooperation, to combat those dangers facing the world that cannot be dealt without joint international efforts,” he added.
International stature
Shaikh Mohammad stressed that Saudi Arabia's hosting of this summit clearly highlighted the exceptional international stature of the kingdom as the heart of the Arab and Islamic world, as well as its considerable regional and international efforts and its record of taking historic stances to serve regional and international security and peace.
He added that the wisdom of The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia added a special importance to the Arab Islamic American Summit, and contributed to strengthening its effectiveness and establishing positive relations between the Arab and Islamic worlds with the US.
