New Delhi (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, May 15, embarked on a six-day tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy to enhance bilateral ties amid the ongoing geopolitical upheaval. Safeguarding energy flows, mitigating trade disruptions from the West Asia crisis and enhancing cooperation in critical technologies are expected to be the key focus of the trip. Over the next six days, the prime minister will engage with several world leaders across a wide-ranging agenda aimed at strengthening India’s global partnerships, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on social media.
PM Modi’s first destination will be the UAE, where he will hold wide-ranging talks with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with a focus on advancing the India-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership and exchange views on the West Asia conflict.
The prime minister will be in the Gulf nation for around four hours before embarking on the trip to Europe. Following the Modi-Al Nahyan talks, India and the UAE are expected to firm up two significant pacts to boost cooperation in areas of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and strategic petroleum reserves.
The escalating conflict between the US and Iran has severely destabilised global energy markets, primarily due to Tehran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz — a vital transit chokepoint through which approximately 20 per cent of the world’s total petroleum supply flows.
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