ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan shortly after arriving in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday the place he was given a rousing welcome. The 2 sides additionally exchanged a number of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) of their presence. PM Modi additionally thanked the UAE President for his assist within the development of the BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi. “I thanks for the nice and cozy welcome. At any time when I come right here to fulfill you, I at all times really feel I’ve come to fulfill my household. We have met 5 instances within the final 7 months, it’s totally uncommon and displays our shut relationship…”
#WATCH | Abu Dhabi: Throughout his assembly with UAE President, PM Narendra Modi says, “The development of BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) temple right here wouldn’t have been doable with out your assist…”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the… pic.twitter.com/RbKFHQ1cyh
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“The development of BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) temple right here wouldn’t have been doable with out your assist…” the PM advised the UAE President throughout his assembly with the latter. Importantly, PM Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan additionally launched the UPI RuPay card service in Abu Dhabi.
#WATCH | PM Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan introduce UPI RuPay card service in Abu Dhabi. pic.twitter.com/uvIY0o1kIy
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Upon his arrival right here, PM Modi was welcomed by UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The 2 leaders shook palms and hugged one another. Prime Minister Modi additionally acquired a Guard of Honour.
PM Modi additionally took to X to specific his gratitude to the UAE President for coming to the airport to personally obtain him. “I’m very grateful to my brother, His Highness UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for taking the time to obtain me at Abu Dhabi Airport,” Prime Minister Modi posted on X. “I stay up for a fruitful go to that can strengthen the friendship between India and the UAE,” he stated.
أنا ممتن للغاية لأخي صاحب السمو @MohamedBinZayed، على الوقت الذي أمضيه في استقبالي في مطار أبو ظبي.
وإنني أتطلع إلى زيارة مثمرة من شأنها تعزيز الصداقة بين الهند والإمارات العربية المتحدة. pic.twitter.com/VltQVXgdxG
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 13, 2024
PM Modi is about to handle the Indian diaspora on the “Ahlan Modi” occasion. He will even inaugurate the BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The Indian diaspora within the UAE has been eagerly ready for PM Modi, because the variety of attendees surpassed 65,000 for the Ahlan Modi occasion.
The Indian expatriate neighborhood of roughly 3.5 million is the biggest ethnic neighborhood within the UAE, constituting roughly 35 per cent of the nation’s inhabitants. President of the Indian Folks Discussion board and chief of the Ahlan Modi initiative, Jitendra Vaidya, expressed his happiness and anticipation for the ground-breaking occasion.
“Our gates are but to open, however persons are already standing at every gate of this stadium. I can say this with assure that at any time when individuals will keep in mind a public occasion of PM Modi exterior the nation, ‘Ahlan Modi’ can be remembered as a landmark occasion,” he stated.
He additional added that the programmes will begin right here round 12 midday (native time),a dding that, “Over 800 individuals will carry out right here at present. After we have been planning the ‘Ahlan Modi’ occasion, we considered bringing celebrities right here however when PM Modi obtained to know this he stated, your persons are celebrities.”
Ved Prakash Gupta, a member of the Indian diaspora and a volunteer on the ‘Ahlan Modi’ occasion, emphasised that this can be a main milestone in India-UAE relations. “…It is a main milestone in India-UAE relations…We’re a group of 1500 people who find themselves working in several departments…It rained closely yesterday however the climate is evident at present…Everyone seems to be eagerly ready for PM Modi…It’s a proud second for Indians…,” he stated.
Forward of his departure, the Prime Minister took to social media platform X to submit that he’s wanting ahead to assembly along with his “brother,” the President of UAE, with whom he shares a great rapport.
This go to additionally marks the third by the PM to the Gulf nation previously eight months, as per a press release by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs Minister.
“My discussions with Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid on the margins of Summit will give attention to strengthening our multifaceted ties with Dubai,” the Prime Minister stated in a press release forward of his departure.
He will even inaugurate the primary Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. “The BAPS temple can be a permanent tribute to the values of concord, peace and tolerance, which each India and the UAE share,” the PM stated.
The ‘Ahlan Modi’ or ‘Hi there Modi’ occasion, organised by the Indian neighborhood in Abu Dhabi, has gathered unprecedented consideration, with over 65,000 registrations acquired, reflecting the overwhelming response from the Indian expatriate neighborhood. PM Modi can be within the UAE from February 13-14, after which he’ll proceed to Doha.
