President Sheikh Mohamed has witnessed the oaths of two newly appointed UAE ambassadors.
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa, ambassador to Qatar, and Salem Ibrahim bin Ahmed, ambassador to Kenya, attended their oath-taking ceremony on Monday, state news agency Wam reported.
The ceremony took place at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi.
During the ceremony, Sheikh Mohamed wished the two ambassadors success in their new duties and urged them to use their efforts to strengthen the UAE's relations with Qatar and Kenya.
He also stressed that building a co-operative relationship would be beneficial for all.
The new ambassadors expressed their gratitude towards Sheikh Mohamed and their pride in representing the country to contribute to its national interests by strengthening ties between the countries.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, Special Affairs Adviser at the Presidential Court, Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan, Minister of State, and Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State.
The language of diplomacy in 1853
Treaty of Peace in Perpetuity Agreed Upon by the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast on Behalf of Themselves, Their Heirs and Successors Under the Mediation of the Resident of the Persian Gulf, 1853
(This treaty gave the region the name “Trucial States”.)
We, whose seals are hereunto affixed, Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar, Chief of Rassool-Kheimah, Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboo Dhebbee, Sheikh Saeed bin Buyte, Chief of Debay, Sheikh Hamid bin Rashed, Chief of Ejman, Sheikh Abdoola bin Rashed, Chief of Umm-ool-Keiweyn, having experienced for a series of years the benefits and advantages resulting from a maritime truce contracted amongst ourselves under the mediation of the Resident in the Persian Gulf and renewed from time to time up to the present period, and being fully impressed, therefore, with a sense of evil consequence formerly arising, from the prosecution of our feuds at sea, whereby our subjects and dependants were prevented from carrying on the pearl fishery in security, and were exposed to interruption and molestation when passing on their lawful occasions, accordingly, we, as aforesaid have determined, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, to conclude together a lasting and inviolable peace from this time forth in perpetuity.
Taken from Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939: the Imperial Oasis, by Clive Leatherdale
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