The Crown Prince planted an Amaltas (Cassia Fistula) tree 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. He is the third generation 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 that previous UAE leaders have also followed.
In 1992, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of the UAE, also planted an Amaltas tree during his visit to India.
In 2016, his son, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the current President of the UAE, continued this tradition by planting a Molshri (Mimusops Elengi) sapling.
This is the first time in the history of Rajghat that three generations of leaders from one country have planted trees to honour the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. This symbolises the deep-rooted and growing relationship between India and the UAE.
Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in New Delhi on Monday for his first official visit to India.
He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. The two leaders signed several pacts on nuclear energy, liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil and food.
The Crown Prince later called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. “The President expressed satisfaction that during the Crown Prince's visit, India and the UAE further expanded the historic yet forward-looking partnership through several agreements in new areas of cooperation,” the President of India wrote on X.
