Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now holding talks with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Both the countries are looking forward for cooperation in areas including energy security, space and civil nuclear energy. Trade and investment will also be on the agenda during the talks between the two leaders.

A special tete-a-tete before delegation level talks was also held between the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister earlier this morning. The Crown Prince was accorded ceremonial reception at the forecourts of the Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning. The visiting dignitary, who is the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, arrived in the national capital yesterday on a three-day visit. He will witness Republic Day Parade tomorrow as a chief guest.

During his visit, India and UAE are expected to ink a strategic agreement to elevate their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, providing for greater cooperation in areas such as defence and security. This is the second visit of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to India since February last year.

The two countries are each other’s top trading partners with a well-balanced bilateral trade of about 50 billion dollars in 2015-16. UAE is among the top investors in India in terms of foreign direct investments.