India, UAE sign pact for civil nuclear cooperation

Key Points

• 1The MoU was signed during the visit of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to New Delhi.
• 2The agreement is between NPCIL and the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Operations and Maintenance.
• 3Both countries agreed to cooperate in peaceful use of nuclear energy in August 2015.
• 4The deal is part of the UAE’s policy of expanding investments into the nuclear energy sector.
• 5The two sides signed an MoU for long-term LNG supply between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.