DUBAI: US President Barack Obama urged Arab countries on Monday to establish inclusive governments to ensure security in a region rocked by turmoil.
“When governments truly invest in their citizens, their education, skills, and health, and universal human rights are upheld, countries are more peaceful, more prosperous and more successful,” he told the opening day of the World Government Summit in Dubai.
“As we have seen in the tumult across the Middle East and North Africa, when governments do not lift up their citizens, it’s a recipe for instability and strife,” he said in a video address to the conference.
Obama recalled discussing with leaders of the six Arab states of the Gulf at Camp David last year how “true and lasting security requires an inclusive government that serves all citizens.”
Several Middle East and North African countries have been rocked by a wave of uprisings demanding reforms that started in Tunisia and led to the 2011 Arab Spring.
“When governments truly invest in their citizens, their education, skills, and health, and universal human rights are upheld, countries are more peaceful, more prosperous and more successful,” he told the opening day of the World Government Summit in Dubai.
“As we have seen in the tumult across the Middle East and North Africa, when governments do not lift up their citizens, it’s a recipe for instability and strife,” he said in a video address to the conference.
Obama recalled discussing with leaders of the six Arab states of the Gulf at Camp David last year how “true and lasting security requires an inclusive government that serves all citizens.”
Several Middle East and North African countries have been rocked by a wave of uprisings demanding reforms that started in Tunisia and led to the 2011 Arab Spring.
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