Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has said that the UAE is a nation of peace which never hesitates to establish and promote the cause of peace, and consolidate the foundation for preserving and perpetuating it.
In a statement titled ‘The Emirates of Peace’, which was released on Saturday as a tribute to the UAE Armed Forces who returned home after fulfilling their national duty as part of the Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition forces participating in Operation Restoring Hope to defend the legitimate government in Yemen, Shaikh Mohammad said: “The honourable performance of our Armed Forces in the battlefield and their effective contribution towards the victories of the Arab coalition in Yemen are the best proof that our soldiers maintain high defence and combat readiness, which ensures that our country possesses a shield that protects its soil and a sword that guarantees its security and the safety of it people.”
Shaikh Mohammad said: “We defend the values of justice, rightness and goodness, provide relief for whoever is in distress and go to the front line to help the oppressed wherever they are.”
The Vice-President said that the “UAE wielded arms only against oppression, injustice and tyranny and the forces of evil which had ill intentions against us, plan to damage our present, usurp our right to build our future that we want to be full of hope, work, well-being and growth.
“To our returning soldiers we say: You lived up to the expectations of your people, and your heroic acts proved to the whole world that the UAE never hesitates to fulfil its duty towards its brothers, and that it never backs away from our firm positions that we took for them because we strongly believe in the depth of our belonging to the Arab Nation”.
Shaikh Mohammad added: “We are fully committed to safeguarding the peace and stability of our region at all costs and sacrifices in which we take pride and by which we become more determined to stand out among nations.”
Today, he added, “We encourage our brave sons who began their mission in the battlefield and plead with them to continue to be united and brave, stand sentinel, fearing no one but Allah as they defend rights.
“We say to them: Be extremely brave in your fight against injustice and eliminate and uproot its causes. Defeat the transgressors and make the defeat as severe as you can. Spread the light of hope to conquer the darkness of evil and make hope replace despair.
“Our hearts are with you at all times. We pray for your safety until you return triumphant. We pray to Allah Almighty to protect you and enable your safe return.”
