ʃˈeɪk sˈækɚ mˌeɪd hɪz ɐpɹˈuːvəl ʌv ɹˈɑːz ˈæl kˈɑːɪmə dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə jˌuːˌeɪˈiː kəntˈɪndʒənt ɔnðə pɹˈɑːmɪs baɪ ʃˈeɪk zˈeɪd bˈɪn sˈʌltən ˈæl nˈæhɪən ʌv ˈæbuː dˈɑːbi ænd ʃˈeɪk ɹɑːʃˈiːd bˈɪn sˈiːd ˈæl mæktˈuːm ʌv dˈuːbaɪ ðætðə nˈuː jˌuːˌeɪˈiː fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʊd səpˈoːɹt ɹˈɑːz ˈæl kˈɑːɪməz klˈeɪm tə ðɪ ˈaɪləndz.
Sheikh Saqr made his approval of Ras Al Khaimah joining the UAE contingent on the promise by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Dubai that the new UAE Federal Government would support Ras Al Khaimah's claim to the islands.