"Friend Of Indian Community": PM Modi Praises "Brother" Mohamed bin Zayed
NDTV
PM Narendra Modi said the two leaders share a strong bond that is getting even stronger.
Calling UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan his "brother" and praising him for being a good friend and well-wisher of the Indian community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the two leaders share a strong bond that is getting even stronger.
Addressing a mega diaspora event, 'Alhan Modi' in Abu Dhabi after holding bilateral talks with the UAE president, Narendra Modi recalled his first visit to the UAE in 2015, a year after he became the Prime Minister.
"That was the first visit by an Indian PM to the UAE in 30 years. It hadn't been too long since I became a part of the central government, even the world of diplomacy was new to me. Then Crown Prince and now President Al Nahyan had come to receive me at the airport with his five brothers. That affection and the glow in their eyes is something I can never forget," PM Modi said in Hindi at the event, where the UAE president was also present.
