The meetings will review the entire spectrum of the India-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from August 31 to September 2 to co-chair the 3rd India-UAE Strategic Dialogue and the 14th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) between the two countries with UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

These meetings will provide an opportunity to both the Ministers to review the entire spectrum of comprehensive strategic partnership between India and UAE and regional and global developments, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday . During the visit, EAM Jaishankar will also meet other UAE dignitaries.

India and the UAE have had regular high-level exchanges in 2022. On June 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Abu Dhabi and met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Both leaders had also held a Virtual Summit on 18 February during which India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was signed and a Vision Statement adopted. Both leaders also participated in the I2U2 Summit held virtually on 14 July.

According to the MEA, both India and UAE are committed to move forward in their partnership in diverse areas, including trade, investment, conventional and renewable energy, food security, health, skill development, education, culture, defence, space, consular issues and people-to-people ties.

These areas were also discussed at official levels during the meetings of the Sub-Committees of the JCM held on August 23-24.