Abu Dhabi/New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in the UAE, on Tuesday met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and discussed further advancement of the bilateral partnership.
The EAM also addressed the inaugural session of the Raisina Middle East.
He also held talks with Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to the UAE President.
In posts on X, the EAM said:
“Pleased to meet Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Recalled his recent visit to India and discussed further advancement of the India-UAE partnership.
“Nice to meet @AnwarGargash, Diplomatic Advisor to the President, UAE this morning.
“Discussed our special partnership and its further progress.”
On his address at the Raisina Middle East, he posted:
“Addressed the inaugural session of #RaisinaMiddleEast in Abu Dhabi.
“Highlighted the significant expansion of India – Middle East engagement in the past decade, driven by strong trade, connectivity and people to people linkages. And how this partnership holds special importance in a changing world.
“An India with wider interests and growing capabilities sees the Middle East as not only a close partner but a crucial passage to the world beyond.”
Anwar Gargash, in his posts on X said:
“I was pleased to participate in the opening of the first edition of the Raisina Middle East Conference with His Excellency Dr. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India.
“The conference is an important step in enhancing positive cooperation with New Delhi and a new knowledge and dialogue platform that consolidates Abu Dhabi’s position in an intertwined international and regional scene that requires deeper understanding and objective analysis.
“In my speech, I addressed the UAE’s sovereign orientation with its political, economic and technological dimensions, and emphasized the centrality of the nation-state and the priority of the human dimension in decisions of war and peace.
“Our region needs rational, moderate thinking that focuses on political solutions and places people and the economy at the heart of priorities.“
