Home World Asia-pacific UAE President receives Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences to the UAE President and the people on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan by Zainab Mansoor June 29, 2022 UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, June 28. I am touched by the special gesture of my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, of coming to welcome me at Abu Dhabi airport. My gratitude to him. @MohamedBinZayed pic.twitter.com/8hdHHGiR0z — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 28, 2022 The Indian Prime Minister offered his condolences to the UAE President and the people on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He also congratulated Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed on assuming the presidency of the UAE, wishing him success in leading his country. Narendra Modi added that he looks forward to working in the coming period to enhance bilateral ties in all domains. In turn, the UAE President extended his gratitude and hailed the Indian community’s contribution to the building and progress of the UAE since its establishment, official news agency WAM reported. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was a widely respected statesman who worked tirelessly for the people. In Abu Dhabi, expressed condolences on his demise to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. @MohamedBinZayed pic.twitter.com/2zo3fqDUVU — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 28, 2022 The two sides tackled bilateral relations in light of the overall strategic cooperation and comprehensive economic partnership between the two countries. The meeting was also attended by Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs. In February, the two countries had signed the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to set in motion a new period of strategic cooperation between them. India ranks as the UAE’s number one trading partner for non-oil exports, accounting for nearly 14 per cent of the UAE’s total non-oil exports globally. Read: UAE and India sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Tags Abu Dhabi agreement Narendra Modi Prime Minister UAE President 0 Comments You might also like Driving the future: Irfan Tansel on why innovation can’t slow down Abu Dhabi tops global ranking of cities managing SWF capital ADNH Catering eyes serving up Dhs864m in IPO offering TAQA prices $1.75bn dual-tranche bond offering, includes green bond