UAE President tweets in Hindi, welcomes Indian PM Modi

The UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has welcomed the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he arrived in the UAE on an official visit.

Taking to Twitter the UAE leader said: "I had the pleasure of welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Abu Dhabi today."

Sharing some images from the day, he added: "We discussed the ongoing progress of our bilateral ties, our shared interest in promoting sustainable global growth, and ways to further boost collaboration between our countries and our people."

Making the same tweet in three languages, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed said in Hindi:

A joint statement issued by the UAE and India after the meeting of the leaders said both the nations are united in their determination to ensure the successful outcome of COP28 as an inclusive and action-oriented conference".

The two leaders said they were "committed to enhance cooperation on climate ambition, decarbonisation and clean energy, and work together to have tangible and meaningful outcomes" at the conference, it added.

With global temperatures hitting record highs last week and countries buffeted by floods, storms and crop-withering heatwaves, the world remains far off track to meet its climate goals.

Modi and the UAE president also stressed the need to take into consideration "the diverse national circumstances of each nation", the statement said, in an apparent nod to developing and emerging countries.

Expecting 70,000 participants, double the largest COP to date, this year's summit hopes to maintain the Paris Agreement's goal for capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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