India earned UAE`s `goodwill for lifetime` by supporting it during pandemic, says Piyush Goyal

`Every meeting I have had, every single engagement I have had including this morning, including some of the senior leaders who met me, everybody appreciated India`s gesture during the lockdown,` Piyush Goyal said.

New Delhi: The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal on Saturday (October 2, 2021) said that India earned UAE's ''goodwill for lifetime'' by supporting it during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

While addressing a press briefing in Dubia, the Union Commerce Minister said that at every meeting he had in the UAE, everyone appreciated New Delhi`s efforts during the pandemic. 

"Every meeting I have had, every single engagement I have had including this morning, including some of the senior leaders who met me, everybody appreciated India`s gesture during the lockdown," he said. 

Goyal also emphasised that "they appreciated the fact that India pro-actively supported the UAE."

"And you can rest assured that you (India) have earned our (UAE) goodwill for the lifetime. That was the kind of comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his outreach," Goyal informed.

Additionally, the Union Minister also extended an invite to the member of the Executive Council of Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to visit India. 

"I do hope that we will be able to welcome him in India in the near future."

"The speed of action of our relationship may be reflected through some action tomorrow itself. From that, you can judge what the future beholds for the India-UAE partnership," Goyal told media here.

Piyush Goyal on Saturday also co-chaired a meeting of the UAE-India High-Level Joint Task Force in Dudai.

Senior officials representing government authorities and various investment entities from both countries took part in the meeting. Earlier, on Friday, Goyal had inaugurated the Indian Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020. 

(With ANI inputs)