The United Arab Emirates celebrated its fiftieth National Day on Thursday with shows and parades at the Expo 2020, where 192 countries joined to mark the country’s achievements over half a century.
The celebration of the national day took place under the theme ‘Year of the 50th’, announced by President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to celebrate the unification of the country’s seven emirates by founding father,Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in 1971.
The free shows included flag raising celebrations, speeches by officials, performances of the national anthem and a show on horses by Dubai Police knights.
“The UAE is embarking on a legacy of achievements today towards the next fifty years, with a comprehensive, long-term strategic vision whose approach is excellence, exclusivity and leadership,” said Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State.
The biggest show was held today in a mountain enclave of Hatta , where the critical events in the formation of the UAE were recalled, including mega hub cities, recent explorations in space and economic growth.
“Our philosophy is that good neighbourliness is the basis of genuine stability, from which growth and development will necessarily flow. Our globalised present and increasingly interconnected future means that you are all our neighbour, a prospect that inspires us as we launch towards another half-century of peaceful, reliable, and invaluable cooperation and collaboration,”Al Nahyan said.
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