New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, will pay an official visit to India on January 19, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
This will be Nahyan’s third official visit to India since assuming office as President of the UAE, and his fifth visit to India over the past decade. The visit builds on momentum from recent high-level exchanges, including the visit of Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in September 2024, and the visit of Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE and Crown Prince of Dubai, in April 2025.
India and the UAE share warm, close, and multi-faceted relations, underpinned by strong political, cultural, and economic ties. The two countries are among each other’s top trading and investment partners, supported by the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the Local Currency Settlement (LCS) system, and the Bilateral Investment Treaty. India and the UAE also maintain a robust energy partnership, including long-term energy supply arrangements.
The visit will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to chart new frontiers for the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It will also enable an exchange of views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, where India and the UAE share a high degree of convergence.
India and the United Arab Emirates established diplomatic relations in 1972. While the UAE opened its embassy in India that year, the Indian Embassy in the UAE was opened in 1973.
The two countries enjoy strong cooperation at the United Nations and participate in several plurilateral platforms, including BRICS, I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA), and the UFI (UAE-France-India) Trilateral. The UAE was also invited as a guest country to the G20 Summit held under India’s presidency. (ANI)
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