Ministers of India and UAE discuss strengthening strategic relations
The countries are developing comprehensive cooperation
External Affairs Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed enhancing the two nations' long-standing cordial relations. This is reported by Emirates News Agency (WAM), a partner of TV BRICS.
They examined the advancements made in a number of areas of bilateral cooperation within the context of the all-encompassing strategic and commercial alliance between the United Arab Emirates and the Indian Republic.
The two nations' attempts to improve their combined collaboration in the areas of the economy, commerce, investment, education, culture, health, food security, renewable energy, and climate change.
Sheikh Abdullah emphasised that there is a growing impetus for bilateral collaboration between the UAE and India, which is a strong and strategic alliance.
He continued that the goal of this cooperation is to achieve sustainable economic prosperity and comprehensive development for both countries and their citizens.
“The UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), launched in May 2022, has significantly boosted economic and trade cooperation in a way that supports the national development goals of both countries"
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs
The attendees expressed opinions on current regional and global events and talked about potential areas of cooperation within international bodies.
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