New Delhi: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived right here to a heat welcome on Sunday as he kick-started a two-day maiden go to to India to additional enhance bilateral ties in a variety of areas, together with vitality and connectivity, amid escalating tensions in West Asia.
Commerce and Business Minister Piyush Goyal obtained the Crown Prince on the airport following which he was accorded a ceremonial welcome, in reflection of the significance India has hooked up to the go to.
“A brand new milestone in a historic relationship. His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Delhi on his first official go to to India,” Exterior Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned on ‘X’.
Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has arrived in New Delhi on an official go to to India. His Highness was honoured with a standard red-carpet reception, throughout which the nationwide anthems of each the UAE and India had been performed. pic.twitter.com/SBBn5H566b
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“Warmly obtained by @CimGOI @piyushgoyal and accorded a ceremonial welcome,” he mentioned.
The Crown Prince is accompanied by a number of ministers from the UAE authorities and a enterprise delegation.
After concluding the Delhi leg of his go to, Al Nahyan will journey to Mumbai to take part in a enterprise discussion board. High enterprise leaders from each international locations will take part within the discussion board on Tuesday.
The go to of Al Nahyan will additional reinforce sturdy ties between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and open avenues for partnership in new and rising areas, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) mentioned.
Prime Minister Modi and the Crown Prince will maintain talks on Monday.
Following the landmark go to of Modi to the UAE in August 2015, bilateral relations between the 2 international locations had been elevated to a Complete Strategic Partnership.
Each international locations signed a Complete Financial Partnership Settlement (CEPA) in February 2022 and a Native Forex Settlement (LCS) System in July 2023 to advertise using Indian Rupee and AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham) for cross-border transactions.
The 2 international locations are amongst one another’s prime buying and selling companions with a bilateral commerce of about USD 85 billion in 2022-23, based on official information. The UAE can also be among the many prime 4 traders in India when it comes to overseas direct investments in 2022-23.
About 3.5 million sturdy and vibrant Indian group types the biggest expatriate group within the UAE.
The UAE was invited as a particular invitee for G20 throughout India’s Presidency of the grouping.
In February 2023, the India-UAE-France (UFI) trilateral was formally launched.
With India’s lively assist, the UAE joined SCO as a dialogue associate in Might 2023. The UAE additionally joined BRICS as a member on January 1 with India’s assist.
The India-UAE defence cooperation has additionally witnessed a renewed momentum in the previous few years.
In January 2024, the primary India-UAE bilateral military train ‘Desert Cyclone’ was held in Rajasthan.
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