PM Modi to visit U.A.E. on his return journey from France
The Hindu
PM Modi to visit Abu Dhabi on July 15 to discuss energy, food security, defence with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Talks to focus on strengthening India-UAE ties in key areas and global issues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Abu Dhabi on July 15 during which he will hold wide-ranging talks with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, to take forward bilateral ties in key areas of energy, food security, and defence.
PM Modi will visit Abu Dhabi after concluding his two-day visit to Paris.
“The India-U.A.E. comprehensive strategic partnership has been steadily strengthening and the Prime Minister’s visit will be an opportunity to identify ways to take this forward in various domains such as energy, education, healthcare, food security, fintech, defence and culture,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
It will also be an opportunity to discuss cooperation on global issues, particularly in the context of the UAE’s Presidency of COP-28 and India’s G-20 Presidency in which the UAE is a “special invitee”, it added.
The Prime Minister is visiting France on July 13 and 14 at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Mr. Modi will be the guest of honour at the Bastille Day parade on July 14 in Paris where a Tri-Services Indian armed forces contingent would be participating.
The MEA said President Macron will host a state banquet as well as a private dinner in honour of the Prime Minister.
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