The world's attention has turned to the United Arab Emirates, which is leading the march of dialogue and coexistence between religions, cultures and civilizations in a midst where slogans of backwardness, terrorism and atonement are raised. The land of "Zayed" which sprang up well and laid the foundation for a nation whose pillar is development, openness, and the consecration of a single language, peace .. The founding father taught us that societies are built by solidarity, sacrifice, high principles and values, and this is what our wise leadership completes today through the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan . The President of the State, may God protect him, who declared 2019 the Year of Tolerance to reflect the role of the UAE as a bridge of communication between the peoples and cultures of the world in an open environment based on respect, harmony, brotherhood, rejection of extremism and acceptance of the other

The historic visit of His Holiness Pope Francis, Pope of the Catholic Church, and His Eminence the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, who are considered among the most important symbols of peace and tolerance in the world, constituted the establishment of a new phase that strengthens the concept of global human brotherhood by confronting tendencies of intolerance and intimidation and is working to stoke the flames of religious conflicts in the region and the world. .

The presence of these two religious symbols on the territory of the UAE reflects its civilized message that the world now needs more than ever to uphold the values of brotherhood and understanding in order for security and peace to prevail. The meanings and connotations of the high and provided to the world a realistic model expressed the role of religious institutions in the dedication of the tolerant values and the promotion of the language of moderation, moderation and coexistence to be the first document of its kind in bringing the spaces and distances closer and the stabilization of the message of peace that the UAE has conveyed to the world that difference is possible, but true convergence is available and good and needs only the real efforts of leaders and leaders.

  God bless the UAE with great leaders who have enlightened thought and a tolerant heart that has made them devote these good feelings in our curricula, customs and traditions to dealing and in harmony, and cultivate within us loyalty to the nation, science and leadership.   The UAE would not have achieved this development at a record age of 50 years and preceded other countries with a long history had it not been for the wisdom of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nehan, who planted the first night of a grant state to realize the dreams of its citizens as residents of its land.

With the same approach and vision, our leaders continued to shape the future with strenuous efforts, solid will and great determination, dedicated by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, And H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the Uae, Ruler of Dubai and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Commander of the Supreme Armed Forces.

The events of this historic visit have exceeded the borders of the UAE and extended to the whole world, and the mass held by the Pope in Zayed Sports City in the presence of more than 180,000 people has formed a clear message that the spaces of convergence are open and that religions in essence transcend the status of man and humanity and honor the individual and strengthen his relationship with his surroundings.

Hence the speech of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, at the World Summit of Governments hosted by Dubai a few days ago when he said: The prophets Muhammad, Moses, Jesus and their brothers, the rest of the prophets, on prayer and peace, were called peace, and so were the philosophers Ascrates, Plato and Ibn Khaldun."

The Uae has woven this culture with faith, on its land to fill a mosque in the UAE in the city of Al Ain, which dates back more than 100 years ago, and the first shire and church in the area on Sir Bani Yas Island, which return to the trama between the 7th century and the nam al-Milabin, to reflect these historical signs How the UAE since its founding has developed a clear vision to be a land on which 200 sitters all live under the umbrella of a just, rare and developed state, and do not discriminate in its politics and this is not distinguished in its policy. Countries are issuing international statistics in various fields, winning first place in the Conference "Tolerance for Foreigners", in three international reports 2017-2018.

The Uae has woven this culture with faith, on its land to fill a mosque in the UAE in the city of Al Ain, which dates back more than 100 years ago, and the first shire and church in the area on Sir Bani Yas Island, which return to the trama between the 7th century and the nam al-Milabin, to reflect these historical signs How the UAE since its founding has developed a clear vision to be a land on which 200 sitters all live under the umbrella of a just, rare and developed state, and do not discriminate in its politics and this is not distinguished in its policy. Countries are issuing international statistics in various fields, winning first place in the Conference "Tolerance for Foreigners", in three international reports 2017-2018.

This effort did not come out of nowhere, but our state has worked on steps to turn tolerance into a common language and community culture. We urged her to have our religion and common altruism among the heavenly religions.

Then it was the launch of the International Institute for Tolerance and the hosting of conferences and summits in the presence of international religious figures meeting for dialogue on the territory of the UAE. The opening of the Cathedral of the Prophet Elias in the "Armored" area of Abu Dhabi was a new proof of the correctness of the vision and the merits of the approach taken.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched the "Human Brotherhood" award from Dar Zayed, which will honor in each course individuals or institutions who have made real efforts to promote human brotherhood in their communities or around the world, as well as the establishment of the Zayed Global Fund, which will be an extension of the Human Brotherhood document and support its principles in several sectors, such as education, social development and cultural and cognitive development, to encourage students and young people to be messengers of communication, understanding and blind extremism.

The UAE Embassy in Beirut has worked hard to promote these purely humanitarian concepts and messages, bringing together religious concepts and references in an extended dialogue entitled "Acquaintance and Recognition. Towards the state of citizenship," where he formed a mainstay of rejecting hate speech, arrogance and contempt of religion in preparation for the declaration of the "Year of Tolerance", which comes as an extension of Zayed 2018.

What unites Lebanon and the UAE is a long history of strong relations and Beirut is the capital of the convergence of 18 communities living in this model country in the Middle East, and its spiritual references have described the document of human brotherhood as a civilized step, a turning point and a message of peace and mercy that it has delivered from the heart of the Arabian Peninsula and from the cradle of Islam.

We realize today more than ever that tolerance is a safety valve and coexistence needs real efforts and hence the growing interest of our nation in religious initiatives because it is well aware that religion is an essential pillar in human beings and that the hoped-for development is only in synergy because in the Union is a force, this is what we in the UAE learned when Sheikh Zayed turned the seven emirates into a single country of solidarity and cohesion, and this is the high model that we present to the world today that "peace is difficult but impossible"

History, tolerance and coexistence are the basis for building civilizations, extremism and intolerance are the basis for destruction, and today, more than ever before, we need light in our present world, such as the one that radiates from Abu Dhabi to illuminate the darkness of intolerance around the world and to reflect a unified global will that peoples are thirsting for love and peace.

The greatness of faith in God is manifested by the unification of scattered hearts and the closeness of all those who believe that God created us to get to know each other, to cooperate and to coexist as close brothers, reconciled and loving. Tolerance is a universal language launched today from the UAE to spread its positive impact to all the countries of the region and the world and to strengthen its concept and the concepts of true brothers, based on the saying of The Almighty: If your Lord wishes, to make people one nation and they are still different."

Uae Ambassador to Lebanon

Dr . Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi