President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his official visit to the UAE, where the two leaders discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation across the economic, trade, investment, infrastructure, and renewable energy sectors, Wam reports.

The meeting saw the inking of several MoUs and agreements in education, investment, and clean energy development. Talks also focused on fostering sustainable development and advancing shared economic interests.

ALSO- The two countries agreed to boost defense collaboration, courtesy of Edge: UAE state-owned defense conglomerate Edge Group and the Hungarian Defense Ministry signed a letter of intent yesterday to ramp up defense innovation, research, and development, according to a statement. The agreement follows discussions on expanding bilateral cooperation in defense, technology, and innovation, and lays the groundwork for future defense contracts, including the supply of Caracal sniper rifles to the Hungarian Defense Forces. This marks the first time Edge will deliver systems to a NATO member state.


Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received an official invitation to visit India in April from India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, during their meeting yesterday, Wam reports. The discussions focused on expanding bilateral cooperation across sectors of mutual interest, and leveraging the two countries’ trade and economic partnership to further boost trade and investment between the two countries.