The five-day visit of Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan Bin Muhammed Al Qasimi to Kerala will strengthen ties between India and the UAE in general and particularly with the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here today.
Vijayan said this during a meeting with the UAE Ambassador in India Ahmed Al Banna to discuss the forthcoming visit of Al Qasimi.
Al Qasimi, also the member of Federal Supreme Council of UAE, is scheduled to arrive here on September 24 and will attend various functions till he returns to Sharjah on September 28.
Al Qasimi will attend different functions in the state capital on September 25 and 26, and later participate in programmes in Kochi on September 27.
Al Qasimi who will return to the state capital on September 27 evening, will leave for Sharjah on September 28.
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