His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, arrived in New Delhi on a working visit to the Republic of India.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed was received at Palam Air Base by Indian Prime Minister His Excellency Narendra Modi, along with a number of senior officials.
Accompanying His Highness Sheikh Mohamed on the visit is a delegation that includes His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai; His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA); His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan; Adviser to UAE President, several ministers, and top officials.
Prime Minister Modi and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed witnessed the exchange of a number of agreements, memoranda of understanding, and letters of intent aimed at strengthening and advancing cooperation between the two countries.
The exchanged documents included the following:
• Letter of Intent between the UAE and the Republic of India on a Strategic Defence Partnership.
• Letter of Intent between the UAE Space Agency and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to launch a joint initiative to enable space industry development and commercial collaboration.
• Sales and Purchase Agreement between ADNOC Gas and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
• Memorandum of Understanding on Food Safety and Technical Requirements, between the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India.
• Letter of Intent on Investment Cooperation between the UAE Ministry of Investment and the Government of Gujarat in the Republic of India regarding the development of Dholera Special Investment Region.