PM Modi welcome Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE at Ahmedabad Airport
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, January 9, 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly welcomed UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Ahmedabad Airport today. The UAE President has arrived in Gujarat to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024. Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar were present to greet the UAE President.
The welcoming delegation included the Mayor of Ahmedabad city Smt. Pratibha Jain, Chief Secretary of the State Raj Kumar, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, Indian Ambassador to UAE Sunjay Sudhir, State Police Chief Vikas Sahay, Commissioner of Police Ahmedabad GS Malik, Joint Secretary Gulf Asim Mahajan, Chief Protocol Officer Jwalant Trivedi, and Ahmedabad District Collector Smt. Praveena D.K.
On this occasion, a ceremonial guard of honour was given to the UAE President at the airport along with a presentation offering a cultural overview of Gujarat.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today held a productive meeting with Mr Kazuya Nakajo, Executive Vice President of JETRO, along with a distinguished delegation from the Japan External Trade Organisation.
Mr. Kazuya Nakajo San, the Executive Vice President of JETRO, is in Gujarat to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024. During his visit, he and the accompanying delegation had a productive meeting with Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar.
Japanese companies are keen to begin operations in the semiconductor sector, particularly in collaboration with Gujarat, India. It was highlighted that a Japanese delegation comprising approximately 200 companies, has arrived in Gujarat to participate in VGGS-2024.
Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel conveyed his confidence in strengthening Japan-Gujarat relations and assured the full cooperation of the state government to Japanese companies. The Chief Minister also reminisced about his meeting with Jetro during his recent visit to Japan concerning the Vibrant Summit.
JETRO representatives have shown their willingness to export not only to India's domestic market but also to global markets through the 'Make in India' initiative. They conveyed interest in exploring opportunities in emerging fields, including deep tech.
Present at the meeting were Chief Secretary Shri Raj Kumar, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Shri Kailashnathan, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Pankaj Joshi, Advisor to Chief Minister Shri S. S. Rathore, and Additional Chief Secretary Industries Shri S. J. Haider, along with other senior secretaries.
