UAE-India strategic talks conclude

abu dhabi — Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, held talks with his Indian counterpart M. J. Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs, during the UAE-India Strategic Dialogue held in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Many senior UAE officials participated in the session, including top executives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Defence, as well as representatives of other major government institutions. India was represented by a delegation of senior officials and representatives of Indian companies, along with the presence of the ambassadors of both countries.

Those attended the discussions presented several topics of common interest and discussed means of consolidating strategic cooperation and developing bilateral relations to achieve the common interests of both sides. They also exchanged views on several regional and international issues.

Dr Gargash praised the strategic relations between the UAE and India, while highlighting the desire and interest of the UAE’s leadership to consolidate and develop these relations, reflecting the ambitions and directives of the supreme command of both countries. He also called for the expansion, improvement and widening of their joint co-operation, on the level of bilateral and multilateral relations, to consolidate and develop them in various areas to serve their common goals and interests, and those of their peoples.

Gargash highlighted the importance of the UAE’s strategic relations with India, which is corroborated by the high-level visits between the leadership of both countries.