PM Modi to pay two-day official visit to UAE next week
| 2024-02-11
PM Narendra Modi
This will be Prime Minister Modi's seventh visit to the UAE since 2015 and the third in the last eight months
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will next week embark on a two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Ministry of External Affairs said.
During his February 13-14 visit to the Gulf nation, Prime Minister Modi will hold bilateral meetings with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan and 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, the MEA said.
Prime Minister Modi will also meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Defence Minister of the UAE.
At his invitation, Prime Minister Modi will participate in the World Government Summit 2024 to be held in Dubai as Guest of Honour and deliver a special keynote address at the Summit.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the BAPS Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.
He will also be addressing the Indian community in the UAE at an event in Zayed Sports city in Abu Dhabi.
India and UAE enjoy warm, close and multi-faceted relations underpinned by strong political, cultural and economic linkages.
Following the landmark visit of Prime Minister Modi to the UAE in August 2015, bilateral relations between the two countries have been elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Both countries signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in February 2022 and a Local Currency Settlement (LCS) System in July 2023 to promote the use of Indian Rupee and AED for cross-border transactions.
The two countries are among each other’s top trading partners with a bilateral trade of about US$ 85 billion in 2022-23.
The UAE is also among the top 4 investors in India in terms of foreign direct investments in 2022-23. About 3.5 million strong and vibrant Indian community form the largest expatriate group in the UAE.
Their positive and well-appreciated contribution in the development of their host country has been an important anchor of our excellent bilateral engagement with the UAE.
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