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The Wall Street Journal: Mohamed bin Zayed is a symbol of stability in the region

In one of its articles, the newspaper discussed the central role played by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, who has been able to define the role of the United Arab Emirates as a friend of all parties since the start of the Ukrainian war. .

According to the newspaper, the United States considers the United Arab Emirates a major partner in the fight against terrorism and the stability of global energy markets, thanks to its huge investments in the United States.

The newspaper adds that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has managed to organize geopolitical relations since the start of the Ukrainian war last February, with a strategy that has made him the most influential leadership role in the Middle East. .

The newspaper drew attention to rare interviews with Emirati officials who said Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan does not see that the UAE’s close relationship with the United States precludes relations with Moscow or Beijing, but rather that such relations can help Washington.

The Wall Street Journal also quoted an earlier tweet from the UAE President’s diplomatic adviser, Anwar Gargash, in which he said: “We will not allow the state of great power competition to decide our direction and of our positions for us.”

The newspaper discussed the role played by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow, in the process that included American basketball player Brittney Griner in exchange for Russian Victor Bout.

She also pointed out that the United Arab Emirates, led by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has established relations with Israel, the United States’ first ally in the Middle East.

The newspaper quoted earlier statements by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies, in which he said the UAE wanted to strengthen its relationship with the United States, but not at the detriment of other countries, pointing out that the issue is related to the United States, India, Europe, Russia, China and others.

The newspaper said: “Over the past decade, the calm 62-year-old Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has charted a rapid course of economic expansion, societal openness and progress, and relationship building. in regions of the Middle East.

She added that the UAE’s economy is not solely based on oil, as its position as a stable country in a turbulent region has made it an attractive market for money, logistics services and tourism, despite international competition and global turmoil, which has shown the competitiveness of the country’s economy as a major attraction even between different parties, while the UAE’s strong economic relations and huge partnerships with Europe and America, the UAE have become a center for Russian investments.

Regarding the Corona virus, the newspaper praised the UAE’s handling of the pandemic and said that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had strengthened the UAE’s relationship with China, when the UAE announced the opening of their borders when most countries in the world closed them. .

The newspaper reported that the UAE was producing face masks using Chinese-made machinery and DNA testing in cooperation with one of China’s leading genetics companies, as well as producing vaccines in cooperation with the Chinese company Sinopharm.

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