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New Delhi, Apr 7 (Reporter) The Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of UAE Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum will be on a two-day visit to India from tomorrow.
This would be Sheikh Hamdan’s first official visit of to India as the Crown Prince of Dubai.
He will be accompanied by several Ministers, senior government officials and a high-level business delegation.
The visit is on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On April 8, Prime Minister Modi will host a working lunch for the Crown Prince, who will also hold meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, a statement said.
The visit also comes two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Colombo and his talks with the Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, during which the two sides signed a trilateral MoU with the UAE for turning Trincomalee into an energy hub.
The visiting dignitary will proceed to Mumbai later tomorrow. During the visit, the Dubai Crown Prince will also participate in a business roundtable with prominent business leaders from both sides.
The interaction is aimed to strengthen India–UAE economic and commercial cooperation across traditional and futuristic areas.
Traditionally, Dubai has played an important role in India’s commercial, cultural and people-to-people exchanges with the UAE.
Majority of India’s around 4.3 million diaspora in UAE reside and work in Dubai. The visit of the Crown Prince will further solidify the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and strengthen the multifaceted ties with Dubai, the statement added...////...