Om Birla, the Speaker of the lower house of the Indian parliament, said on Tuesday that the UAE and India are bound with historic friendship and partnership and share close cultural and economic relations dating back to ancient times, stressing the regular mutual visits between their officials have strengthened their relations.
Birla made this statement during a joint Emirati-Indian session chaired by Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), at the Zayed Hall in the FNC’s headquarters.
He also affirmed that the bilateral relations between India and the UAE have significantly progressed, developing into a comprehensive strategic partnership, noting that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE in 2015 and the visit of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to India in 2017, followed by the latest virtual meeting between the leaders of the two countries on February18 have enhanced their bilateral ties while the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) has driven their bilateral relations to a new strategic dimension, representing the foundation of their future economic development.