ABU DHABI — The relationship between the UAE and Australia continues to get stronger as more UAE youngsters seek to pursue higher studies abroad, said Dr Saeed Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to Australia.
The official was speaking on Thursday at a conference on the relationship between Australia and the Arab World.
The conference was organised by the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research and the National Centre for Excellence for Islamic Studies based in Australia.
“The relationship between Australia and the UAE is not political and neither country mixes trade with politics. This has made Australia an excellent destination for our students. Even though 9/11 changed the way the world looked at the Middle East, Australia became ‘a refuge’ for our people,” he said.
“We also have a programme to send our high-school students there for a few weeks in the summer. They learn to live in a different society in order to become international citizens,” he added.
Ray Najar, Chairman of the Australian-Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged the UAE government to put more pressure on the Australian government to make the visa process easier in order to facilitate trade between the two countries.
Asma Hamid
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