PM Modi to visit UAE from Feb 13-14; to inaugurate first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit UAE, hold talks with President and inaugurate first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) beginning Tuesday during which he will hold wide-ranging talks with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and inaugurate the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.

It would be the Prime Minister's seventh visit to the UAE since 2015, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday, announcing the trip.

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Mr. Modi and Mr. Al Nahyan will discuss ways to further deepen, expand and strengthen the strategic partnership between the countries and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, it said.

"The Prime Minister will also meet with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the UAE," the MEA said.

"At his invitation, the Prime Minister will participate in the World Government Summit 2024 to be held in Dubai as the guest of honour and deliver a special keynote address at the summit," the MEA said in a statement.

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