| I2U2 • India and the UAE are also part of the I2U2 grouping, which includes Israel and the United States. • This visit coincided with the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council Joint ministerial meeting held in Saudi Arabia. |
- For the first time, India and the UAE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for civil nuclear cooperation.
- The agreement was between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC)-led Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (Arab World’s 1st Nuclear Power Plant) Operations and Maintenance.
- This follows the 2015 agreement between India and the UAE to cooperate in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, including areas like safety, health, agriculture, and science.
- Trilateral Nuclear Cooperation: Earlier in 2022, the Foreign Ministers of India, France, and the UAE launched a trilateral cooperation format at the UN General Assembly, where the three countries agreed to promote cooperation in solar and nuclear energy.
- India and UAE also signed an agreement for LNG Supply along with Strategic Petroleum Reserves.
- With the Gujarat government UAE signed an MoU for the development of food parks in India.
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