(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has received greetings on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan from commanders and senior officers of the UAE Armed Forces, police and security agencies.
At a meeting at Zabeel Palace tonight, also attended by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, the army and police commanders wished Sheikh Mohammed good health and happiness and prayed to the Almighty Allah to revisit the holy month and the UAE and its people enjoy, further progress, security and stability under the generous leadership.
As he reciprocated best Ramadan wishes to the leaders of the army and police, Sheikh Mohammed wished the gallant armed, police and security apparatuses all success in discharging their duties and tasks of achieving national higher interests and upgrade the performance of police and security forces to international standards so as to protect the security, sovereignty and independence of the nation.
Sheikh Mohammed viewed any economic, developmental and security problems as challenges and said "we should address them with resolve and persistence and faith in Allah and belief in our self-abilities so that we can overcome such possible problems."
''We built our state with the efforts of our founding fathers, their love for their people, belief in the unity of the loyal Emirati people and through dedication of all available resources to provide the sons and daughters of the UAE with education, training and acquisition of knowledge and expertise and at the end we built an Emirati citizen who is capable of contributing with high efficiency towards nation building.'' ''Whatever the state has from its abundant financial resources, high-rise buildings and vast areas, it will never survive without sacrifices and contributions of its sons and daughters. The nation needs the energy, hands and minds of its citizens in every location, every time and at every place,'' H.H. emphasised, expressing his confidence in the wise leadership and faithfulness of the UAE people and their unequivocal loyalty to their homeland. In this context, he cited a well known proverb: ''A nation that you don't protect, you don't deserve to live in.'' Sheikh Mohammed hosted an iftar banquet for his guests.
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