At the 15th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) in New Delhi on Friday an MoU was signed between the Emirates Polar Mission Steering Committee, UAE, and India’s National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) to enhance cooperation in polar and ocean regions’ research, operations, academic collaboration and capacity building.
The 15th JCM Meeting was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
“The MoU will facilitate cooperation between the two sides in the fields of polar and ocean regions through partnerships in polar operations, research and academic collaborations, capacity building and supporting each other’s presence at the poles,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release.
Jaishankar and his UAE counterpart Al Nahyan were joined by Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary of India, Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy, Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Special Envoy for India, Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, UAE Minister of State for Economic and Trade Affairs, Ambassadors, and senior officials from both sides.
Sharing a post on X, Jaiswal wrote, “On the sidelines of 15th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting, an MoU on Polar Research Collaboration was signed between the Emirates Polar Mission Steering Committee of UAE and the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) of India. “The MoU will facilitate cooperation between India and UAE in the field of polar and ocean regions through partnerships in polar operations, research and academic collaborations and capacity building,” the post added. (ANI)
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