Updated On: 10 January, 2024 01:34 PM IST | ronak mastakar
The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday as the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 began in Gandhinagar (Pics/PTI)

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The two leaders shook hands as they exchanged greetings minutes before the summit commenced in Gujarat
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Soon after PM Modi met with the heads of state/government today, he along with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, and Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat posed for a group photograph at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who received UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Ahmedabad airport on Tuesday, described the UAE leader as "my brother" and said it is an honour to have him in India
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"Welcome to India, my brother, HH @MohamedBinZayed. It`s an honour to have you visit us," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X

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He attached pictures which reflected the warm bond between the two leaders. The pictures showed two leaders hugging each other and also holding each other`s hand at the airport
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Another picture showed the two leaders talking after the guard of honour to the visiting dignitary

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PM Modi and the UAE President later held a roadshow in Ahmedabad ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. People in large numbers welcomed PM Modi and the UAE President in Ahmedabad
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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra and senior officials were also present at the airport

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The Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit was started in 2003 under the leadership of Modi when he was the state chief minister
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