Nahyan bin Mubarak: Care for human wealth is the secret of UAE's success

Abu Dhabi, Feb 26, 2012 (WAM) - Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan said that the secret of UAE's success is its attention to education and the development of the human element, providing equal opportunity to every citizen in the country. In an interview on Friday with the Russian television 'TV Centre', one of the three national satellite channels of the Russian Federation, Sheikh Nahyan told the TV reporter Lionid M, who is touring the country at the invitation of the National Media Council (NMC), that the prosperity of UAE, its stability and economic welfare are the results of the state policy. He said that this success can basically be attributed to the wise policy drawn by the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and to the attention given to the real national wealth, namely the youth, guaranteeing them all the means of education and training using the most modern technologies. Sheikh Nahyan stressed that the prudent leadership of President His highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan follows the wise policy which also is based on the openness to the entire world and the sharing of mutual respect with the global community. Sheikh Nahyan noted that the UAE, thanks to this policy, has become an economic, trade, investment and educational hub attracting people from every part of the world to live and work in harmony and unison with the citizens in the shade of justice, equality and respect for all religious and cultural beliefs. He pointed out that the leadership is aware of what is going on in the world and keen to benefit from the experiences of others in building a modern state. It requires a lot of patience and endurance, especially in the early stages of nation building, where the state lacks a lot of things, but thanks to God and the efforts of dedicated leadership, the country made remarkable achievements in a short period time in its life, he added. - Emirates News Agency, WAM