UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff meets with French counterpart

AASTS President, said, "We are proud of our partnership with Zakher Marine, which has been one of the pioneering organisations in developing and enabling excellence in the maritime sector since its inception. Today, the company supports the most important component of the UAE Maritime Strategy, which is developing and preparing human resources who are the cornerstone of developing all marine sectors as well as the blue economy, which the UAE considers a key component of its sustainable economy for the next fifty years and beyond." Farag added, "The move by Zakher Marine marks the beginning of more cooperation between the private and the academic sectors in the maritime industry. This will feature several stages, including the development of training courses for seafarers, and research and development services to find solutions for the technical problems faced by private companies. Other services will include providing career certificates for professionals, maritime passport renewal, conducting competency tests, and other areas of cooperation." Mohammed Habashneh, Chief Operation Officer at Zakher Marine International, said, "At Zakher Marine, we consider our cooperation with the Academy to train its students on board our fleet, a commitment towards the future generations who have joined marine specialisations, which lack the competent professionals. We also realise that this cooperation in fact helps us because we contribute to preparing Emirati professionals, many of whom will be captains and engineers on board our fleet. So, we will be the beneficiaries of this initiative in the long run. We will continue to shoulder our responsibility in serving the UAE maritime sector, which is one of the most robust in the region, by providing everything we can."

ABU DHABI, 9th September, 2021 - Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, today met with General Thierry Borcard, Chief of Staff of the French Army, as part of his official visit to France. During the meeting, Lt. General Al Rumaithi and General Bocard discussed the deep bilateral relations and strong coordination between their countries in military and defence fields, which contribute to strengthening cooperation and joint action between them. The sides exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues of mutual concern, as well as the latest developments in the region and relevant efforts. General Borcard expressed his appreciation of the UAE's support in evacuating French diplomats and citizens, as well as citizens of many other countries, from Kabul, in addition to its major role in supporting international relief efforts in Afghanistan during the past years.