UAE prepared to confront all security threats
ABU DHABI: Mohammed Bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, has affirmed that the UAE Armed Forces are fully prepared to confront all security threats arising from changes in the regional and global geopolitical landscapes.
He explained that such preparedness is only possible thanks to the support and directives of the wise leadership headed by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
In an exclusive interview with the Emirates News Agency(wam),albowardiindicatedthatthesecurity challenges imposed by the latest developments in the region and the world require greater flexibility in expanding the options for armament sources. “We will not hesitate to take necessary measures to protect our national interests.”
“The option of strengthening the local defence industry is no longer a luxury, but rather a strategic choice necessitated by the data that govern the global scene,” he added. “The UAE armed forces will continue its contribution to enhancing regional and global security through international alliances aimed at combating terrorism and extremism, under the umbrella of international legitimacy and consensus.”
Al Bowardi underscored the success of the implementation of the UAE’S national and reserve service programme, noting that the national service members and retired military personnel, along with their comrades from the armed forces, constitute an impenetrable armour for society, describing them as the community’s “immune system”.
Moreover, the Minister of State for Defence Affairs affirmed that the UAE armed forces showed complete readiness in dealing with the recent security threats that targeted the country, noting that these threats were no coincidence, but rather a result of what he described as “international negligence” in addressing security breaches caused by ideological militias in more than one country in the region dating back to the 1980s.