Her Excellency Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, conducted an official visit to India’s capital, New Delhi, on September 10, 2025. The visit aimed to advance strategic relations between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of India, and to build on recent high-level engagements, including the visits of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, in September 2024, and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence, in April 2025.
During the visit, Her Excellency met with His Excellency Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs in India, in a meeting which was also attended by His Excellency Dr. Abdulnasser Alshaali, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of India. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the outcomes of the 4th UAE-India Strategic Dialogue and the 15th UAE-India Joint Commission, aiming to develop these into practical cooperation programs encompassing trade and investment, energy, defense and security, civil aviation, advanced technology, and cultural exchange
Furthermore, the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing coordination and exchanging visions over the most prominent regional and international challenges and opportunities, while emphasizing the importance of developing cooperation mechanisms and joint work within a multilateral framework, which reinforces the positions of both the UAE and India as active players in promoting stability, as well as regional and international sustainable development.
Moreover, H.E. Al Hashimy commended the strengthening of economic relations between the UAE and India, highlighting that bilateral trade amounted to USD 100.05 billion in 2024-25. Her Excellency affirmed that this achievement reflects the close strategic partnership between the two countries, and paves the way for expanded collaboration across multiple sectors.
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