WORLD LEADERS LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH NEW PRESIDENT
▶ US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among those sending good wishes
Leaders from the region and around the world congratulated Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed on his election as President of the UAE yesterday.
The UAE Federal Supreme Council unanimously elected Sheikh Mohamed to succeed Sheikh Khalifa, who died on Friday at the age of 73.
US President Joe Biden congratulated his “long-time friend” Sheikh Mohamed on his election and said his administration was “determined to honour the memory of the late President” by continuing to strengthen the strategic partnership between the countries.
“The UAE is an essential partner of the United States. Sheikh Mohamed, whom I met with several times as vice president when he was the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has long been at the forefront of building this partnership,” Mr Biden said.
“I look forward to working with Sheikh Mohamed to build from this extraordinary foundation to further strengthen the bonds between our countries and peoples.”
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi congratulated Sheikh Mohamed on securing the trust of the people of the Emirates to become President and wished him well in continuing the march of progress and prosperity in the Emirates.
Iraq’s President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi both sent their congratulations.
Iraq is keen to “develop the brotherly relations between our countries and peoples and boost them for more co-operation in all fields”, Mr Salih said.
Mr Al Kadhimi said he hoped co-operation between Iraq and the UAE would “boost the security and stability of the region and the prosperity of its people”.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered his congratulations to Sheikh Mohamed and the UAE in a message carried by the Palestinian Wafa news agency.
“We are pleased to extend to your highness and the brotherly Emirati people our warmest congratulations, in the name of the state and people of Palestine and on my own behalf, on your election as President of the United Arab Emirates, and we ask God Almighty to guide you in leading your country and people towards achieving what you aspire to from goals and aspirations,” Mr Abbas said.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was confident that Sheikh Mohamed’s “dynamic and visionary leadership” would deepen the strategic partnership between the countries, in a message on
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Twitter offering his best wishes to the new President.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer described the UAE as a key strategic partner in his message of congratulations to Sheikh Mohamed. He looked forward to “our continued close co-operation as strong partners to promote security, stability and prosperity”.
Nicos Anastasiades, the President of Cyprus, said he looked forward to taking his country’s partnership with the UAE “to new heights” to the benefit of regional stability and prosperity”.
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih offered congratulations and said he looked forward to “strengthening the already close ties between our two countries”.