Narendra Modi receives Mohammed bin Zayed in Delhi


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Narendra Modi receives Mohammed bin Zayed in Delhi

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is in India to be part of the Indian Republic Day celebrations.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE armed forces, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Delhi Airport. Modi can be seen receiving him with the warm hug he is known for as he came out of the flight.

UAE-India ties

Attendance to Republic Day celebrations is considered the highest honour that India can bestow on a foreign dignitary, as invitations are traditionally made to India’s most important strategic partners and regional allies. In recent years, other leaders who have attended include French President Francoise Hollande, US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

In a recent interview with Khaleej Times, Indian Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri noted that the invitation is a "milestone" in the relationship between the two nations. "Every year India receives 30 or 40 heads of state or heads of governments. Overall, we have 90 plus high-level visitors to India each year, but only one of them is chosen to be a chief guest for Republic Day. This is an indication of the importance that India is giving to this relationship," he said.

"The visit also sends a message to more than a billion Indians who are watching the Republic Day Parade that ’look, this visitor and this country are very important to us’," he added. "So, apart from the fact that the world’s eyes are on India’s Republic Day event, there will be a focus on the ’Chief Guest of the Day’. In terms of the symbolism that when we have His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed with us, it is significant."
Aside from being a sign of friendship and cordial ties, Republic Day invitations are most often accompanied by high-level discussions designed to improve bilateral ties in the future and lay the groundwork for enhanced bilateral ties in the future. In the case of Shaikh Mohammed’s upcoming visit, these talks will improve on previous agreements made during a previous visit to India in February 2016, as well as by Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE in August the previous year.

The agenda

During the visit, Shaikh Mohammed will hold official talks with Modi, as well as with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. He will also discuss with senior Indian officials ways in which the two countries can further strengthen cooperation in a number of areas, as well as explore ways in which the two countries can tackle regional and global issues.

In particular, Ambassador Suri said that he hoped that Shaikh Mohammed’s visit will have the end result of a complete Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the UAE. "Hopefully, we will finalise this new and broad agreement during the visit," he said, adding that doing so would open the doors to further cooperation in the future.

"We always talk about energy, security, about Indian community and labour issues, but now we are talking about defence cooperation, collaboration between security agencies and a common fight against terrorism and radicalisation around the world," he said.

Additionally, Suri noted that the countries are discussing "translating into reality" the UAE’s previous commitment to invest $75 billion into India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), which was first mentioned during Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE in 2015. In 2016, the Union Cabinet gave its post-facto approval for an MoU regarding the long-term investments.

Comments on this Article
Alex Lewis, Kallianpur/Abu Dhabi Wed, January-25-2017, 5:58
@Jossy, Yes HH Sh. Mohammed himself received PM Modi @ the airport.

Quote( The Indian premier arrived in Abu Dhabi just before 3pm on Sunday in the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister in the past 34 years. Indira Gandhi came to the UAE in 1981.

Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed received Modi at the airport where an official reception was held after the visiting leader’s arrival shortly before 3pm. Shaikh Mohammad accompanied Modi to the podium as the national anthems of the two countries were played and 21 artillery shots were fired welcoming the country’s guest.

At 3.30pm, Modi tweeted a message of gratitude for Shaikh Mohammad.

Narendra Modi ✔ @narendramodi I deeply appreciate kind gesture of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who received me at the airport 3:30 PM - 16 Aug 2015 3,271 3,271 Retweets 5,531)Unquote.

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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai Wed, January-25-2017, 1:41
Did Mohammed bin Zayed come to the Airport ...
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