PM Modi, UAE President stress on deepening collaboration between two countries
Both leaders spoke over the phone and reaffirmed their mutual commitment to further strengthening the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and the UAE.
They positively assessed the remarkable progress made across various sectors of bilateral cooperation and laid emphasis on further developing and deepening collaboration for the shared benefit of the peoples of both countries.
The statement said the President warmly congratulated Mr. Modi on becoming the second-longest-serving Prime Minister in a continuous tenure in India, and wished him continued success in his service to the nation.
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