The UAE, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, May God protect him, strongly believes that dealing with the challenges of our time and the total changes and variables taking place in the region requires the existence of specialized security and military institutions that work in harmony and integrity. Institutions that are capable of assessing the nature of developments and threats, and provide strategic insights and assessments that anticipate and respond to various risks.

The Ministry of Defense and other military and security institutions have received the attention of the founder, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, who realized the important role played by these institutions in protecting and preserving the security of the homeland and safeguarding its gains. This approach continued through the follow up and support from His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. In turn, Sheikh Mohammed strengthened the progress and roles of these institutions in carrying out their work and functions, so their performance would reach the highest international standards management and organization.

We call upon you to exert more efforts in qualifying the national human resources, and preparing and developing national leaderships as the cornerstone for achieving comprehensive development and meeting the challenges and changes and regional and international developments with efficiency and competence.