India, Dec. 16 -- India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed on new initiatives and an action-oriented agenda to deepen cooperation across priority sectors at a meeting between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed.

The two foreign ministers co-chaired the 16th India-UAE Joint Commission meeting and the fifth bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Abu Dhabi on Monday and carried out a review of bilateral ties in areas such as trade, investment, energy, connectivity, defence, security, development partnership, technology, health and education.

While expressing satisfaction at the depth of the comprehensive strategic partnership, Jaishankar and Sheikh Abdullah "agreed on new initiatives and...