New Delhi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, inspected a Guard of Honour on Thursday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan (Indian Presidential Palace).
Mohamed bin Zayed inspects the guard of honour during a reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan pic.twitter.com/QiUedJaZhg— أخبار محمد بن زايد (@MBZNews) February 11, 2016
Shaikh Mohammad later met Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Mukherjee hosted a private lunch in honour of the visiting dignitary.
He also paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and also held a restricted meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's residence at 7, Race Course Road.
"A day of engagements for the Crown Prince begins with ceremonial honours at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan," external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted.
#Mohamed_bin_Zayed visits Gandhi's Raj Ghat in New Delhi, lays a wreath of flowers on the shrine and plants a tree in the area— أخبار محمد بن زايد (@MBZNews) February 11, 2016
On Thursday, a whole range of agreements were signed by both countries during a signature ceremony at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
The strength of a multifaceted relationship. The leaders witness the exchange of 4 Agreements across various sectors pic.twitter.com/xotueFhx1i— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) February 11, 2016
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke protocol as he personally received the crown prince on his arrival here.
Modi welcomed Shaikh Mohammad with a warm embrace as the latter alighted from his aircraft at the Palam Technical Area here.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also called on Shaikh Mohammad soon after his arrival on Wednesday.
A slew of agreements, including on defence equipment manufacturing and civil nuclear cooperation, are likely to be signed between India and the UAE during the Shaikh Mohammad's visit.
An exceptional tete-a-tete. PM meets the Crown Prince for a restricted meeting at 7RCR before talks in the evening pic.twitter.com/V4KvHRgfP7— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) February 11, 2016
Shaikh Mohammad is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising cabinet ministers, senior officials and business leaders.
Delegation-level talks between Modi and Shaikh Mohamed are scheduled to be held on Thursday evening following which the agreements will be signed.
On Friday, the crown prince will leave for Mumbai where he will visit the Bombay Stock Exchange and meet Indian business leaders.
UAE-India relations - From organic partnership to strategic re...Dr Anwar Gargash and Reem Al Hashemi speak about UAE-India relations during the visit to India by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Posted by Gulf News on Thursday, 11 February 2016
