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India on Friday flagged to the UAE some of the issues faced by its agriculture sector, including problems faced by rice exporters, during a meeting here. S Vikramjit Singh, MP, Chair, India-Arab Council, and Member of the India-UAE Joint Task Force, met Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade of UAE and discussed various areas of bilateral cooperation. Singh said that trade with the UAE would take new dimensions with two major bilateral agreements already in place. He also flagged issues faced by the Indian agriculture exporters to the Gulf nation. Major discussions took place between both sides regarding trade between India and the UAE after the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Singh said in a statement. Singh, a member of the India-UAE Joint Task Force, flagged the key issues faced by the agriculture sector regarding the rejection of rice exports from India due to the presence of
Exporters body FIEO today said huge business opportunities exist in the UAE for domestic textile and apparel sector. It said a 112-member business delegation from the sector is participating in the 'International Apparel & Textile Fair' (November 1-3) in Dubai. India is UAE's largest trading partner and export to the Emirates in 2016 touched USD 32 billion, FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisations) said in a statement. A Sakthivel, Regional Chairman, FIEO Southern Region said India and the UAE need to work together in textile segment to promote trade of high quality products. It also said India earns around 27 per cent of the foreign exchange from export of textiles. The sector contributes about 14 per cent of the total industrial production of India. The sector employs over 35 million people directly and accounts for 21 per cent of the total employment generated in the economy, it added.