Muktesh Pardeshi, Undersecretary of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Gulf Affairs, West Asia and North Africa, confirmed that the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are considered the largest regional trading partner for his country, as the volume of the Republic of India’s trade with the Gulf Cooperation Council countries reached about 184 billion dollars, during the period from April 2022 to March. 2023.
During his meeting with a delegation from the Emirati media and from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which is currently visiting the Republic of India, Pardeshi expressed his pride in the historical friendly relations between India and the GCC countries.
For his part, Shailesh Pantik, Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Industry and Commerce, stressed that the strategic partnership between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of India is considered a unique model of constructive cooperation between countries, which is embodied through the many development achievements achieved by the two friendly countries.
Shailesh said, in a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, on the sidelines of a meeting organized by the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry with the media delegation from the Gulf Cooperation Council, that the UAE and the Republic of India are linked by historical and close friendly relations, and the signing of the Emirati-Indian strategic partnership agreement contributed. As well as the comprehensive economic partnership agreement between the two countries, remarkable progress and tangible achievements have been made in all areas of cooperation between the two countries.
He added that with the entry into force of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on May 1, 2022, trade exchange between the two countries witnessed increasing growth, and the volume of trade exchange between the two countries reached $85 billion during the past year, stressing his country’s keenness to strengthen the comprehensive partnership with the UAE at various levels. .
He pointed out that the recent official visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him,” to the Republic of India, specifically to the Indian state of Gujarat, and his participation as a guest of honor in the tenth edition of the vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, reflected the aspiration of the two friendly countries to continuously build… Strong bridges of cooperation relations that are not limited only to economic fields, but also include other fields related to human interdependence and rapprochement between the peoples of the two countries.
He stressed that the strong strategic partnership between the UAE and the Republic of India is strengthening under the support and sponsorship of the leadership of the two countries, and the official visits exchanged between officials of the two countries reflect their keenness to sustain these strong relations and invest every available opportunity to develop and strengthen them for the benefit of the two friendly peoples.
He welcomed the visit of the media delegation from the Gulf Cooperation Council to the Republic of India, stressing that Gulf-Indian relations are advanced and witnessing great growth at all levels.
For his part, Asim Mahajan, Joint Secretary for the Gulf States in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, confirmed that the UAE and the Republic of India have strong strategic relations, noting that the volume of trade exchange between the two countries is witnessing increasing growth, and the UAE is the third largest trading partner of the Republic of India and the second largest export destination for his country. also.
He said in statements to WAM that the mutual visits between the two countries contributed significantly to pushing joint cooperation towards broader horizons of growth and development in all fields.
He added, “During the recent visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, to the state of Gujarat, we witnessed the signing of many memorandums of understanding between the two countries in all fields.”
He pointed out that the Emirati-Indian bilateral cooperation is characterized by diversity. For example, the establishment of the first branch of the Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi in Abu Dhabi was announced, making it the first branch of the Institute outside India in the world.
2024-01-18 10:36:14
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