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06:01And Ittahad is also on its way up.
06:04You will see that in terms of stranded passengers, the majority who have wanted to leave have left.
06:10Many have chosen to stay and continue their holidays here.
06:13And the residents of the UAE, I think, have really rallied around the idea that this is their home.
06:18They have planted roots here.
06:20They feel protected by the government here.
06:22The government also represents them.
06:24So I think all in all, we've had a challenging experience.
06:27But what our air defense system has shown is that it's best in class.
06:32You mentioned France.
06:33You mentioned Italy, the United Kingdom also, and others who have offered and who are coming in to work with
06:40us in this challenging time.
06:42But they're not coming in because they are protecting UAE interests.
06:46I think they're coming in because they recognize that UAE interests are, in fact, global interests.
06:53They're, of course, the wider regional stability of Europe and the Mediterranean is incredibly important.
06:57But globally, the Straits of Hormuz, a fifth of the world's energy supplies, passes through that narrow waterway.
07:05And this has an impact on not only global energy prices, but global food security and food supplies.
07:12The UN has estimated that there's been an 18 percent increase in their ability to give aid to those most
07:18in need in terms of food insecurity, for example, as a result of this.
07:22So Iran must not be allowed to hold the global economy hostage by its rogue state behavior.
07:30Now, obviously, you're one of many countries impacted here.
07:33But what role can the UAE play from both an energy perspective and perhaps food security, too?
07:38Well, I think the UAE continues to be a global logistics hub in both all our ports and our airports,
07:46in our humanitarian city,
07:47for the supply of food and essential goods and humanitarian aid around the world.
07:53That's first and foremost. And that has not been and will not be interrupted by these challenges that Iran is
08:00posing to the region.
08:02Secondly, I think in terms of energy supply, we are a responsible and committed supplier to the global energy market.
08:08And we will continue to do what we can.
08:10But we are also very frank with our partners, as have other suppliers in the region been,
08:16that unless UN Security Council Resolution 2817 is enforced and it is binding on Iran that they abide by it,
08:24there are going to be ramifications.
08:26There are going to be implications for global energy prices.
08:31And that will also impact bills in grocery stores, bills in petrol stations, the price of food.
08:40So it's important today that Europe understand, and this would be my message to my European friends and partners,
08:46first and foremost, thank you.
08:48We're grateful to you.
08:49We're grateful to the community of Europeans living here who call this place home.
08:52We're proud of the resilience and the adaptability that you've shown in these challenging times.
08:57We're proud, as our president has said, to call you partners of the UAE in our nation-building enterprise.
09:03But secondly, what you are defending here is not only the UAE.
09:07What you are defending here is a model.
09:10It's a model of coexistence, of tolerance, of peace for the wider region.
09:15So if you're against those things, then you are in the camp of Iran and these rogue state actors
09:23that are trying to export nihilism to the whole international system.
09:27I don't think we can allow that to happen on our watch.
09:29Do you think in some ways, because obviously this has always been a nation of peace,
09:32it's a tourist destination, it's a business hub.
09:35In some ways, do you think what's happening now will change this country or this region forever?
09:41We grew from a pearl diving economy into a global exporter, not only of hydrocarbons,
09:47but of commodity, of foreign direct investment, of clean energy, of AI.
09:52We're a country that is looking to an AI future.
09:55We've got a $1.5 trillion investment with the United States in AI data centers.
10:01We've got similar investments in Europe and Italy and France in AI data centers.
10:06We're building those here.
10:07We're an economy of the future.
10:09We always adapt in crisis.
10:11We respond.
10:12We're flexible.
10:13We don't promise that the regional environment can be entirely controlled.
10:18It cannot.
10:18I think that's a false promise, but we do promise that we will keep our country safe.
10:24We will keep our residents safe.
10:25In terms of Emirates and Etihad, you've got these messages from the international community
10:30saying, quick, get on these emergency flights.
10:32Yet at the same time, you hear from people here that the flights at times are half empty
10:37and there's plenty of capacity.
10:38How hard is it from your perspective when some international audiences are saying one thing
10:43and yet the reality is completely different?
10:45When this broke out, some passengers and tourists opted to leave.
10:49Many opted to stay.
10:50As you said, some of these flights are half empty.
10:53But I think some governments, for domestic reasons, felt compelled to show that they were
10:58offering that service to the UAE.
11:01A number of other European countries called us up and said, look, we know the best way out
11:06of the UAE is for the airlines to be fully operational.
11:09We'll do everything to help make that happen.
11:12And I think you'll see that actually the numbers have dwindled.
11:14What needs to happen is Iran needs to desist from its attacks, needs to understand that
11:20it cannot behave as a regional bully.
11:22It needs to understand that it is isolated on the international stage, that the model here
11:26is resilient, that it's tough, that it's adaptable, and that we will overcome this.
11:30But they may not if they don't choose to go to the negotiating table at some point with
11:34the United States and find a compromise out of this.
11:38We are always for, in the future, diplomatic solutions to conflicts.
11:43We don't believe in military escalation.
11:45But we're tough when what we have fought so hard to build is challenged.
11:49And we will be tough through this.
11:51Thank you, Your Excellency.
11:52Thank you.
11:52Thank you, Your Excellency.
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