NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan explored ways to deepen bilateral cooperation during a phone conversation on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (REUTERS FILE)
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“The two leaders reaffirmed their mutual commitment to further strengthening the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership between India and the UAE,” the external affairs ministry said in a readout on the phone call on Thursday.
“They positively assessed the remarkable progress made across various sectors of bilateral cooperation and laid emphasis on further developing and deepening collaboration for the shared benefit of the peoples of both countries,” the readout added.
The UAE is among India’s closest strategic partners in West Asia and a key supplier of energy. The Emirates is also home to 4.3 million Indian nationals - one of the largest concentrations of expatriates in the region - and they are a major source of remittances.
During the conversation, Sheikh Mohamed congratulated Modi on becoming the second-longest serving premier in India’s history, and wished him continued success. Modi thanked Sheikh Mohamed for his wishes and his affection for the people of India.
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.
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