India, July 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan explored ways to deepen bilateral cooperation during a phone conversation on Wednesday.

"The two leaders reaffirmed their mutual commitment to further strengthening the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership between India and the UAE," the external affairs ministry said in a readout on the phone call on Thursday.

"They positively assessed the remarkable progress made across various sectors of bilateral cooperation and laid emphasis on further developing and deepening collaboration for the shared benefit of the peoples of both countries," the readout added.

The UAE is among India's closest strategic partners ...