External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets UAE Ambassador to India Abdulnasser Alshaali in New Delhi on January 31, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar by way of PTI
India, France and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday declared their frequent intent to formalise a “trilateral cooperation initiative” to collaborate on nuclear vitality and discover alternatives within the Indian Ocean area. The Foreign Ministers of the three nations held a telephonic dialog on this regard and agreed to work collectively within the area of photo voltaic and nuclear vitality, local weather change and biodiversity.
“Productive conversation with colleagues, French FM @MinColonna and UAE FM @ABZayed today evening. Took forward discussions of New York on building practical projects that will benefit the region,” External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar mentioned in a tweet after the telephonic dialog.
“During this call, the three sides agreed that the trilateral initiative will serve as a forum to promote the design and execution of cooperation projects in the fields of energy, with a focus on solar and nuclear energy, as well as in the fight against climate change and the protection of biodiversity, particularly in the Indian Ocean region,” a joint assertion by the three nations mentioned.
The trilateral was first mentioned when the three Ministers—Dr. Jaishankar, France’s Catherine Colonna and the UAE’s Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan—had met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2022.
It was additional agreed that “a range of trilateral events will be held in the backdrop of the Indian Presidency of the G20 here and COP28 to be held in UAE in November-December 2023,” mentioned the joint assertion. The nations have additionally agreed to cooperate in defence preparation and in countering infectious ailments, it added.
“In this regard, cooperation in multilateral organizations such as World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi-the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund, and Unitaid will be encouraged. Further, the three countries will attempt to identify tangible cooperation on implementing the “One Health” method, and help the event of native capacities in biomedical innovation and manufacturing inside creating nations,” the joint assertion declared.
Source: www.thehindu.com
