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Sheikh Khaled's official visit to India ends as economic partnerships are signed

The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince attended the India-UAE Business Forum on Tuesday

The National
Mumbai
September 10, 2024

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, returned to the UAE on

Tuesday after concluding his official visit to India.

Maharashtra State Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha was at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji

Maharaj International Airport as the UAE delegation departed.

Sheikh Khaled expressed appreciation for the generous hospitality received during his

visit, highlighting that it reflected the long-standing ties between the UAE and India, state

news agency Wam reported.

The visit was punctuated by the signing of partnerships between UAE and Indian entities,

representing both the public and private sectors, that extended the UAE-India

Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement established in May 2022.

Sheikh Khaled, also Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, held high-level

talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, discussing ways to support co-operation

in several sectors.

A reception was held in his honour at Hyderabad House in New Delhi after he landed on

Sunday.

On Monday, the Crown Prince visited the shrine of independence leader Mahatma Gandhi,

at Raj Ghat memorial in New Delhi, and planted a tree of friendship in celebration of the

deep-rooted ties between India and the Emirates. He also met Indian President Droupadi
Murmu during a special reception held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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