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India signed several bilateral cooperation agreements with UAE and Czech Republic at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
With the UAE, India signed agreements on healthcare, development of food parks and renewable energy, while with the Czech Republic it signed a strategic partnership on innovation.
UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the chief guest at the summit. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi and Timor-Leste President José Ramos Horta also attended the summit.
Cooperation with the UAE has been particularly intensive.
India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said the agreement on renewable energy will pave the way for increased cooperation on green hydrogen and solar energy. He said both sides are also discussing grid interconnectivity.
“If you want to see a historic change in relations between India and any other country, India-UAE is a prime example of that,” Kwatra said.
Progress has also been made on the development of food parks in India, which was part of the I2U2 partnership of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. In 2022, the UAE promised an investment of $2 billion for the development of food parks at the I2U2 meeting.
Apart from agreements on the healthcare sector and innovation with the UAE, an agreement on logistics cooperation was also signed between the Gujarat government and Dubai-based logistics firm DP World.
At the same time, India and the Czech Republic issued a strategic partnership on innovation.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs, in a joint statement issued after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Czech Prime Minister, said the partnership will focus on “sectors such as startups and innovation, cyber security, digital domain, artificial intelligence, defence, nuclear energy and circular economy.” ” will focus on. Minister Petr Fiala.
Prime Minister Modi also met President Nyusi of Mozambique and President Horta of Timor-Leste.
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Published: Jan 10, 2024, 06:08 PM IST
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