New Delhi: After concluding his one-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, PM Modi left for New Delhi on Saturday evening.
After concluding a fruitful visit to UAE, PM@narendramodi Flight to New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/5o7gBIfyEr
– PMO India (@PMOIndia) 15 July 2023
In a tweet, the Prime Minister’s Office said, “After concluding a productive visit to the UAE, PM @narendramodi boards a plane for New Delhi.”
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, in Abu Dhabi at delegation level and one-to-one talks.
The two leaders held wide-ranging discussions on various dimensions of the bilateral partnership, including trade and investment, fintech, energy, renewable energy, climate action, higher education and people-to-people ties. Regional and global issues were also included in the discussion.
The two leaders witnessed the exchange of three important documents:
MoU between RBI and UAE Central Bank for setting up a framework to promote the use of local currencies (INR – AED) for cross border transactions
MoU between RBI and UAE Central Bank for Bilateral Cooperation on Interconnection of Payment and Messaging Systems
MoU between Ministry of Education, Department of Education and Knowledge, Abu Dhabi and IIT Delhi, Ministry of Education, India, for the scheme of establishment of IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi, UAE
A joint statement was issued after the meeting. A separate joint statement on climate change was also issued.
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