PM Modi meets UAE President Sheikh Mohamed in Abu Dhabi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan right here and conveyed his private condolences on the demise of former president of the Gulf nation Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

“In a special gesture, UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, accompanied by senior members of the Royal Family, was at Abu Dhabi airport for the interaction with PM,” Ministry of External Affairs Sokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.

PM @narendramodi arrives in Abu Dhabi.

In a particular gesture, UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, accompanied by senior members of the Royal Family, was at Abu Dhabi airport for the interplay with PM. pic.twitter.com/hVBY31TjIy

— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) June 28, 2022

Modi arrived right here on a quick go to after attending a productive G7 Summit in Germany the place he interacted with a number of world leaders on the margins of the summit and mentioned points geared toward furthering world well-being and prosperity.

During his assembly with Sheikh Mohamed, Modi conveyed his private condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa, who died on May 13 on the age of 73 after an extended sickness.

PM @narendramodi conveyed his private condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan final month to President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan & different Royal Family members NSA Sheikh Tahnoun, DPM Sheikh Mansour, MD ADIA Sheikh Hamed & FM Sheikh Abdullah. pic.twitter.com/ay9OUqL4fi

— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) June 28, 2022

This is their first interplay after the UAE chief’s election as the brand new president of the Gulf nation final month.

Modi had expressed grief over Sheikh Khalifa’s loss of life, calling him an awesome statesman and visionary chief below whom India-UAE relations prospered.

India had introduced someday of state mourning following the demise of Sheikh Khalifa.

Sheikh Khalifa was the eldest son of UAE’s founder President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. He served because the President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi from November 3, 2004 until his loss of life.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu final month visited the UAE and provided condolences to the UAE management on the demise of Sheikh Khalifa.

The final go to by Modi to the UAE was in August 2019 throughout which he obtained the UAE’s highest award, ‘Order of Zayed’ conferred upon him by the UAE President.

The UAE was India’s third-largest buying and selling associate for the yr 2019-20 after China and US, based on the Ministry of External Affairs.

The UAE is the third-largest export vacation spot of India (after the US and China) with an quantity of practically USD 16 billion for the yr 2020-21.

For the UAE, India is the third-largest buying and selling associate for the yr 2020 with an quantity of round USD 27.93 billion (non-oil commerce).

Indian expatriate group of roughly 3.4 million is the biggest ethnic group in UAE constituting roughly about 35 per cent of the nation’s inhabitants.

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