- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
It will also be an opportunity to discuss cooperation on global issues, particularly in the context of the UAE’s presidency of COP-28 and India’s G20 presidency, India’s MEA said.
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi will visit Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday (15) during which he will hold wide-ranging talks with UAE president and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to take forward bilateral ties in key areas of energy, food security and defence.
Modi will visit Abu Dhabi after concluding his two-day visit to Paris where he will attend the Bastille Day Parade as the guest of honour on Friday (14).
“The India-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership has been steadily strengthening and the prime minister’s visit will be an opportunity to identify ways to take this forward in various domains such as energy, education, healthcare, food security, fintech, defence and culture,” India’s ministry of external affairs (MEA) said.
It will also be an opportunity to discuss cooperation on global issues, particularly in the context of the UAE’s presidency of COP-28 and India’s G20 presidency in which the UAE is a “special invitee”, it added.
Modi has visited the UAE four times since becoming the prime minister in 2014, the last of which happend in June last year.
Speaking about Modi’s France visit, the MEA said French president Emmanuel Macron will host a state banquet as well as a private dinner in honour of the Indian prime minister.
The two leaders will also hold wide-ranging talks.
“The prime minister is also scheduled to meet the prime minister of France as well as the presidents of the Senate and the National Assembly of France,” the MEA said.
He will separately interact with the Indian diaspora in France, CEOs of Indian and French companies, and prominent French personalities.
“This year marks the 25th anniversary of the India–France strategic partnership and the prime minister’s visit will provide an opportunity to chart the course of the partnership for the future across diverse sectors such as strategic, cultural, scientific, academic and economic cooperation,” the MEA said.
Meanwhile, a 269-member tri-services contingent of the Indian armed forces on Thursday (11) left for Paris on board two C-17 Globemaster aircraft to take part in the parade.
At least three Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force are also expected to take part in the flypast over the Champs Elysees on the occasion along with French jets.
(With PTI inputs)
