Tolerance - The Common Value among Peoples

Op-Ed

The decision of the United Arab Emirates in proposing 2019 as the Year of Tolerance, announced by its President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is in line with two things:

1. Its foreign policy, which is based on firm rules for the promotion of peace among nations, in adherence to the Charter of the United Nations and international laws in order to establish relations with different countries and to stand with just causes and resolve disputes through dialogue and peaceful means.

2. Because tolerance is an effective instrument for Mankind and future generations to create new hopes and to enable sustainable human and economic development in an atmosphere of co-existence. The acceptance of others and their cultures, without distinction, has been based on the holy books and philosophical beliefs of peoples since the beginning of Mankind, despite having faced dissipation by wars and conflicts.

The Year of Tolerance in the United Arab Emirates steadfastly aims to build tolerance with the common values of different peoples and nations of the world. It is no wonder that the UAE embraces more than 200 nationalities - more than the number of UN member states. In practical terms, there is a roadmap of legislative and other initiatives and activities in the United Arab Emirates in addition to comprehensive global efforts.

The concept of tolerance among people is growing, and here, in Georgia, in this hospitable country, a visitor, through the social fabric of the Georgian people which live in peace, assurance and considerable vitality, feels happiness, joy and love for others. It is therefore unsurprising that the number of tourists coming to discover this friendly country is increasing and that, according to the official 2018 data, over 8 million tourists visited last year, while the UAE welcomed 19 million tourists in 2017.

By The Ambassador of the United Arab EmirAtes H.E. Essa Alnoaimi