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- Ministers discuss strategic partnership between their countries
- Subrahmanyam Jaishankar took part in Raisina Middle East international forum
LONDON: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the UAE minister of foreign affairs, met with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Sheikh Abdullah congratulated Jaishankar on Republic Day, Jan. 26, when India adopted its constitution and established a sovereign democratic republic.
The two ministers spoke about the friendship and strategic partnership between their countries, examining ways to enhance collaboration in economic, commercial, investment and cultural areas, the Emirates News Agency reported.
Subrahmanyam took part in Raisina Middle East, a two-day international forum in Abu Dhabi hosted by the foreign ministries of India and the UAE, as well as the Observer Research Foundation and ORF Middle East.
India’s chief diplomat posted on X that he spoke on Tuesday about the “significant expansion of India-Middle East engagement in the past decade, driven by strong trade, connectivity and people to people linkages.”
Raisina Middle East, which hosts representatives from government, academia, media and business to discuss the latest trade, technology and geopolitical developments, ends on Wednesday, Jan. 29.