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UAE improves global image in business and diplomacy: official

Xinhua, May 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United Arab Emirates' diplomacy at regional and international levels as well as its active participation in international efforts to fight terrorism has enabled it to acquire an outstanding international image, a UAE minister said on Saturday.

The Gulf state UAE strives "to build a regional and international environment based on peace, stability and mutual trust," Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, was quoted as saying by Emirates state news agency WAM.

He added the country offers development and humanitarian aid, as well as active contributions to peacekeeping operations to protect the civilian population and takes part in the rebuilding of the affected areas.

Dubai and the UAE's capital Abu Dhabi host a number of major regional congresses such as the Middle East's first conference for the hospitality industry, the annual Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, or the biennial defense fair and exhibition IDEX in Abu Dhabi.

The UAE is part of a multi-national coalition which has been launching airstrikes against Daesh or ISIL forces in Iraq and Syria and against al-Qaida cells in Yemen since the end of 2014 and since March 2015 respectively.

The UAE, a major oil supplier, has a total population of 10 million people and is according to the global bank association IIF the second most diversified economy in the Middle East after Iran. Endit