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Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home after “successful” visits to France and the United Arab Emirates. Modi arrived in the capital. He had successful two-day visit to Paris where he joined French President Emmanuel Macron for the Bastille Day parade as the Guest of Honour and signed several agreements to strengthen bilateral ties.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Palam airport in Delhi after concluding his two-nation visit to France and UAE. pic.twitter.com/Ik85lOehO9
— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2023
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived hon a day-long visit to the UAE during which he will meet UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and review the burgeoning bilateral ties between the two strategic partners.
Prime Minister Modi held talks with Sheikh Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
IN UAE P M Modi assured India’s full support for UAE’s COP28 presidency as he held productive talks with the UN climate conference’s President-designate Sultan Al Jaber on ways to further sustainable development and bilateral energy cooperation . On his return Modi in tweet said his visit to UAE was a productive one
Concluding a productive UAE visit. Our nations are working together on so many issues aimed at making our planet better. I thank HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the warm hospitality. @MohamedBinZayed
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 15, 2023
Sultan Al Jaber is also the Group CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
Concluding a productive UAE visit. Our nations are working together on so many issues aimed at making our planet better. I thank HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the warm hospitality. @MohamedBinZayed
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 15, 2023
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which gave a new thrust to the economic engagement between the two countries, was signed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
India and the UAE are engaged across various sectors such as trade, investments, energy, food security, science and technology, education, fintech, defence, security, and robust people-to-people ties.
The Indian expatriate community is the largest ethnic community in UAE constituting roughly 30 per cent of the country’s population. The number of resident Indian Nationals was estimated to be 3.5 million in 2021 as per the UAE records.
