Sunday, October 03, 2021

India, UAE aim to ensure speedy normalisation of air services

India and the UAE will aim to ensure speedy normalisation of air transport operations between the two countries.

Accordingly, the need for normalisation of air transportation, was discussed at the ninth meeting of the 'UAE-India High Level Joint Task Force on Investments' held in Dubai on Saturday.

"Given the importance of air transport in facilitating bilateral ties and people-to-people connections, both sides agreed that their respective civil aviation authorities should continue to work together on a priority basis, for their mutual benefit, to ensure the speedy normalisation of air transport operations between the two countries," the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said .

Saturday's meeting was co-chaired by Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and Textiles.

The Joint Task Force was established in 2013 as a key forum for promoting economic ties between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India, which were further strengthened by the signing of the 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement' between the two countries in January 2017.

Besides, the meeting reviewed the progress of ongoing discussions for the 'India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement'.

"In this regard, both sides appreciated the efforts made to expedite discussions towards a well-balanced agreement that will considerably deepen bilateral economic ties and benefit the economies of both countries."

03/10/11 IANS/Free Press Journal

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