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The UAE and the US are bound by common interests and values and share similar views on a wide range of issues. The two countries share the same perception and face some common threats, and have managed to build a very strategic relationship at all levels over the years, former US Secretary of Defense James Mattis told a lecture hosted at the Mohamed bin Zayed Majlis.
The lecture, titled ‘‘The Value of the UAE-US Strategic Relationship’’, was held at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Palace and was attended by HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
During the course of the lecture, Mattis said the UAE and US were natural partners and had developed a thriving commercial relationship as well as deep and growing defence and security ties. Mattis, who was head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) between 2010 and 2013, said the health of the two nations’ strategic relationship was testament to the wise leadership of the UAE, which he said, was extremely savvy economically and strategically.
The UAE combines culture, history and tradition and carries a weight that is unique, Mattis said.