The Crown Prince planted an Amaltas (Cassia fistula) sapling as part of a unique tradition.
New Delhi:
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi today visited Rajghat in New Delhi to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and planted a sapling, becoming the third leader from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to plant a sapling at Rajghat.
He planted an amaltas (Cassia fistula) sapling as part of a unique tradition followed by successive leaders of the UAE.
In 1992, the UAE's founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, also planted an Amaltas sapling during his visit to India.
In 2016, his son and current President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, continued the tradition by planting a Morsuri (Mimsops erallengi) sapling.
This is the first time in the history of Rajghat that three generations of leaders of a single country have planted trees to honour the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, symbolising the deep-rooted and ever-growing ties between India and the UAE.
Crown Prince Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in New Delhi on Monday for his first official visit to India.
He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi today. The two leaders signed several agreements on atomic energy, liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil and food.
The Crown Prince later met President Draupadi Murmu at the Presidential Residence. “The President expressed satisfaction that during the Crown Prince's visit, India and the UAE have further expanded their historic and forward-looking partnership through several agreements in new areas of cooperation,” the Indian President wrote in a statement.
