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UAE, Azerbaijan ink several MoUs: Officials from Azerbaijan and the UAE inked a strategic partnership between the countries during President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the country yesterday, state news agency Wam reports. The two sides also inked agreements to expand cooperation, pledging to push investment cooperation in power transmission projects and rolling out a roadmap for Masdar’s 1 GW renewable energy project in Azerbaijan, and deepening ties between Adnoc and Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR.
The president also discussed with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev strengthening economic and developmental cross-country ties, as well as renewable energy, culture, and education, according to Wam.
Sheikh Mohamed landed in India yesterday to attend the three-day Global Gujarat Summit, heading a government delegation, Wam reports. The president is set to discuss the UAE’s strategic partnership with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the next two days. Investment Minister Mohamed Hassan Al Suwaidi signed three MoUs with India on food complex development, renewable energy, and healthcare, while DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem signed an MoU on setting up “sustainable, green, and efficient ports.”
The UAE and Mongolia have inked a reciprocal visa exemption agreement, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. Minister of State Ahmed Al Sayegh and Mongolia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh signed an MoU allowing UAE nationals to enter and stay in Mongolia without a visa for up to 30 days per visit. The MoU also allows for Mongolian citizens to enter the UAE without a visa, effective 28 December 2023.
We shipped more aid to Palestine: The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) dispatched 400k winter jackets, blankets, heaters, and winter gloves to Gaza through Egypt’s Al Arish on Tuesday as part of the Be Their Warmth campaign, reports The National. The Gallant Knight 3 mission additionally saw 1.6 mn blankets and warm clothing sent toward the besieged enclave.
