Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates UAE from tomorrow (February 13). During the visit, PM Modi will hold bilateral meetings with President of the UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The two leaders 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 Prime Minister will also meet with the Vice President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister of UAE. He 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.
Modi will inaugurate the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha BAPS Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. He will also address the Indian community in the UAE at an event in Zayed Sports city in Abu Dhabi. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s seventh visit to the UAE since 2015 and the third in the last eight months.
Ministry of External Affairs said, 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 Narendra Modi to 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 last year to promote the use of Indian Rupee and United Arab Emirates Dirham for cross-border transactions.
The two countries are among each other’s top trading partners with a bilateral trade of about 85 billion dollars in 2022-23. 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 forms the largest expatriate group in UAE. MEA said, 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.