India, France & UAE Announce Cooperation Initiative Under Trilateral Framework

New Delhi: India, France and the UAE on Saturday announced a formal trilateral cooperation initiative in the areas of defence, nuclear energy and technology.

The Foreign Ministers of the three countries held a telephonic meeting to adopt a roadmap for the implementation of this initiative.

A joint statement released by the three sides said 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.

“Discussed convergences and further collaboration in education, business, maritime, culture and green energy for a stable peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” Jaishankar said in a tweet.

The three foreign ministers had met for the first time in a trilateral format in September last year on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The Foreign Ministers of India, France and the UAE met for the first time in a trilateral format on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 19, 2022.

There, the three ministers put forward their shared desire to promote international stability and prosperity, and to further build upon the constructive and collaborative ties that exist between the three countries.

It was then that they decided to establish a formal trilateral cooperation initiative, with the aim of expanding cooperation in various fields of mutual interest.