Mumbai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his United Arab Emirates counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held high-level talks in Mumbai to review bilateral relations and explore opportunities to expand cooperation across key strategic and economic sectors.
The meeting focused on strengthening the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with discussions covering trade, investment, energy, technology, logistics, defence, education and people-to-people exchanges.
Describing the discussions as productive, Jaishankar said the growing breadth of cooperation reflected the potential and ambition of the partnership between the two countries.
“ The India-UAE relationship is living up to its promise as a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” Jaishankar said in a post on X, highlighting the wide-ranging areas of engagement between New Delhi and Abu Dhabi.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Ministry of External Affairs Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem Mahajan and other officials were also present at the meeting.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two ministers discussed fresh opportunities to deepen the comprehensive strategic and economic partnership and broaden cooperation in vital sectors to support growth and prosperity in both countries.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Mumbai on Monday for an official visit to India. He was received by Mangalprabhat Lodha, Maharashtra’s Minister for Skill Development.
The Ministry of External Affairs described the visit as a reflection of the close and regular engagement between India and the UAE, expressing confidence that the high-level interaction would further strengthen bilateral ties.
The visit follows Jaishankar’s recent trip to the UAE, during which he held discussions with the country’s leadership and participated in the Raisina Middle East Dialogue.
India and the UAE have continued to expand cooperation across economic, energy, technological and security-related fields. The latest discussions are expected to provide further momentum to their strategic partnership and identify new opportunities for collaboration.
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