Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world located in Dubai, lit up in the colours of the Indian national flag to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Burj Khalifa, the skyscraper in Dubai, illuminated with Indian Tricolour as PM Modi visits there! 🇮🇳🤝🇦🇪 pic.twitter.com/5koSvivF5O— BJP (@BJP4India) July 15, 2023As a part of a light and sound show organised at the Burj Khalifa on Friday to set the stage for PM Modis arrival in UAE, the skyscraper also displayed a picture of the Prime Minister with a message that read, “Welcome Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.PM Modi is on an official visit to UAE after his widely publicised visit to France.PM Modi receives ceremonial welcome from Crown Prince in UAEThe Prime Minister arrived in UAE on Saturday and was given a ceremonial welcome at the airport. He then met with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.Landed in Abu Dhabi. I look forward to the deliberations with HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which will further deepen India-UAE cooperation. @MohamedBinZayed pic.twitter.com/l3alPoKjXK— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 15, 2023The Prime Minister thanked the Crown Prince on his Twitter handle, writing, “Grateful to Crown Prince HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for welcoming me at the airport today.”Grateful to Crown Prince HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for welcoming me at the airport today. pic.twitter.com/3dM8y5tEdv— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 15, 2023PM Modi is scheduled to meet with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of UAE, to discuss critical bilateral issues.“I look forward to the deliberations with HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which will further deepen India-UAE cooperation,” the Prime Minister tweeted.The visit will solidify the economic partnership between the two countries, which was described as a significant milestone in the history of both nations by a statement from UAE.Delhi | Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal holds 1st Joint Committee Meeting of the India-UAE CEPA along with Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, UAE pic.twitter.com/drxM7Mj1yu— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2023The UAEs Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, had earlier set the target for non-petroleum trade between India and UAE at $100 billion by 2030. The new target was set after a meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on June 12.
