Edited by Deepali Verma
The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 10 during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 which began in Gandhinagar. The two leaders were seen shaking hands as they exchanged greetings minutes before the summit commenced in Gujarat.
Once PM Modi met with the heads of state/government, he in company of UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, and Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat posed for a group photograph at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, receiving UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Ahmedabad airport on January 9, described the UAE leader as “my brother” and said it is a matter of honour to have him in Bharat.
“Welcome to Bharat, my brother, HH @MohamedBinZayed. It’s an honour to have you visit us,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in a post on X.
He further shared pictures which reflected the warm bond between the two leaders. The pictures showed two leaders embracing with each other while also holding each other’s hand at the airport. Another picture held the frame of the two leaders talking after the guard of honour to the visiting dignitary.
PM Modi and the UAE President later had a roadshow scheduled in Ahmedabad ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit where people in large numbers welcomed PM Modi and the UAE President in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra and senior officials were other dignitaries in presence at the airport.
The Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit commenced in 2003 under the leadership of Modi when he was the state chief minister. The tenth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit is scheduled from 10th to 12th January 2024 in Gandhinagar. The theme of which is ‘Gateway to the Future’. This Tenth Edition of the Summit is set to celebrate “20 Years of Vibrant Gujarat as the Summit of Success”.
A total of 34 Partner countries and 16 Partner organisations have taken part for this year’s Summit. The Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region is set to utilise the Vibrant Gujarat platform to showcase investment opportunities in the North-Eastern regions.
The Summit will hold various events such as seminars and conferences on globally relevant topics such as Industry 4.0, Technology and Innovation, Sustainable Manufacturing, Green Hydrogen, Electric Mobility and Renewable Energy and Transition towards Sustainability.
