Thanks to Allah and the wise vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the emirate of Abu Dhabi has made remarkable social and economic achievements, said His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

''Sheikh Khalifa's vision remains the key driving force and guide for the performance of government entities,'' His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed said in a comment on the latest decree for restructuring the emirate's Executive Council, issued by Sheikh Khalifa in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

The reshuffle is part of continuous efforts to pursue development and improve government performance. According to the decree, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed will continue as Chairman of the Council, while H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will stay as his Deputy Chairman.

''The Executive Council will strive to increase citizens' confidence in the work of government entities so as to meet their aspirations and promote the culture of excellence and innovation in the government and corporate work and achieve optimum investment of resources to push the sustainable development forward and strengthen competitiveness to ensure leadership of the emirate and achieve collective work between the government, the community and the private sector,'' he affirmed.

On his part, H.H. Sheikh Hazza said the decree would have positive impact on the government performance as the leadership seeks to promote efficiency, creativity and innovation in the government work. It will further explain responsibilities of government entities which will define regulatory, supervisory and operational mandates,'' he stated.

''Abu Dhabi would not have met requirements of sustainable development in a record time without the vision of President Khalifa and close follow up of Sheikh Mohamed,'' he added.