New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have made a long-term deal to supply 0.5 million metric tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) per year to New Delhi. With this deal, the middle eastern country has also become India's second-largest LNG supplier after Qatar. The deal was made on the visit of President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan who was also personally received at the airport by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The two then travelled to the prime minister's residence, where they held talks in the restricted as well as delegation-level formats.

Briefing the media at a press conference on the visit, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, "The President of the UAE has just concluded an official visi...