Dubai (Etihad)
The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, stressed, during a closed press conference held during his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the day before yesterday, December 3, 2021 that the agreements concluded during the visit, whether military or economic, fall within the framework of a long-term strategy that has been developed over many years. with the United Arab Emirates.
Macron described the relations between the UAE and France, and the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements during this visit, as reflecting a very exceptional relationship that has always existed.
Strong and reliable partner
“The relations between the two countries have intensified and strengthened in recent years, especially in the fight against terrorism as well as through the intelligent management of many regional crises,” the French president added. Then, on this basis, the UAE saw that France was a strong partner in the fight against terrorism and a reliable partner on various issues.
Macron said: “We have maintained our commitments in the region and we are bound by these balances. For me, this is the main objective of this tour of the Gulf states: the United Arab Emirates, then Qatar, and then to Saudi Arabia. What strengthens France’s position.
The French president stressed the stability of his country’s policy for several years, referring to the Baghdad conference at the end of last August. The French approach, according to Macron, is “to be specifically a partner that wants to work for the stability and security of the region, a partner that puts itself in the field of Possibility of dialogue with the concerned parties. This is the French commitment in the region, this is the active cooperation in the fight against terrorism.”
The French President stressed during the closed press conference that “the clear positions that we have taken mean that we have achieved a greater rapprochement with the UAE, and at a time when many questions were raised about other historical partners, I think that this strengthens France’s position, and therefore all of this has already accelerated The discussions we had for a long time, and this enabled us to conclude a number of agreements.. There was no military contract or partnership with this amount of military cooperation.”
Investing in the most innovative sectors
The French president continued his speech during the press conference, referring to the economic agreements concluded during the visit, saying: “We concluded a series of bilateral economic contracts, which are the result of what we launched several years ago in order to invest in France, in particular in our most innovative sectors and our new technological options and their consolidation. Mainly in terms of technology partnership and development based on strategic trust, which is our choice.”
Ongoing cultural partnership
The French president stressed: “Our partnership with the UAE is also an ongoing cultural partnership. We saw that together at the opening of the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi.” Macron added: “I am very happy that we can continue the relationship and partnership in this field. I had the opportunity to congratulate His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on this wonderful global exhibition “Expo 2020 Dubai”, and I would like to take this opportunity to renew my congratulations to the UAE and its leaders for this exhibition because its organization here and its success in Such a period of time of crises and threats is very important for the state and for everyone, and it is already very successful.”
At the end of the seminar, the French president said: “We are very proud of our presence here: we are proud of our presence here at this particular period, as this is the best way to convey our values, progress, freedom and knowledge. And also to express our way of dealing with the future and embracing it with innovation, at the same time with human dignity. I think this is in direct line with what we did with the Louvre Abu Dhabi.” At the end of his speech, Emmanuel Macron congratulated the United Arab Emirates on its fiftieth anniversary.
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