(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) A UAE paper has endorsed a statement from Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, about national service recruits, urging them to take part in the political process so their voices and viewpoints are heard at the highest levels of government, but, the paper says, his point remains valid well beyond that.
"Dr. Anwar Gargash is entirely correct to say that young Emiratis have a duty to repay the enormous advantages our country has bestowed upon them," The National commented today in its editorial.
The paper added, "The recruits are already giving their time to serve our country, and the potential cost of military service was brought home by the deaths this week of three Emirati servicemen who were part of Operation Restoring Hope in Yemen." While Dr. Gargash added to the condolences offered to the fallen, he told the recruits that their duty extended beyond just their military service because young men and women of this country are the "main pillar for social and political prosperity".
"We contend that the duty extends even beyond that. It is already well established that the UAE is a beacon in the Arab world, with the Arab Youth Survey consistently rating this country as the best place to live and the one that the other 15 Arab countries ought to emulate. Young Emiratis have, of course, substantial advantages not available to the other Arabs living here, with generous support for education and the security that ought to allow entrepreneurship to blossom," the Abu Dhabi-based newspaper commented.
The paper, in its concluding remarks, said, "The best way to repay this is to take full advantage by achieving academically and then using their skills and sense of innovation to propel this country to new heights. This applies as much to the private sector, where they can help create a more broadly based economy diversified from extractive industries, as to the public sector, where they can help bring excellent governance. Young Emiratis now will have fulfilled that duty if the generation following them is able to have a similar head start."
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