Senior officials from the United States, India, Israel and the United Arab Emirates convened in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for the so-called I2U2 Group focused on economic development and food security amid global climate change.
The meetings were led by UAE Minister of State Ahmed Al Sayegh; Jose Fernandez, US undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment; Dammu Ravi, joint secretary of India's External Affairs Ministry; and Ronen Levy, director-general of Israel’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.
“I2U2 provides a new regional platform to deepen economic integration, and an affirmative agenda within the Middle East, Asia and beyond,” Fernandez said today in Abu Dhabi. “It serves as a model for promoting trusted regional partnerships that can create collaborative commercial opportunities and good-paying jobs.”
During the meetings on Wednesday, India threw its support behind a US-led food security initiative unveiled by President Joe Biden at the COP26 summit in Glasgow in 2021, according to Indian media. More than 40 countries have already pledged some $8 billion to the Agriculture Innovation Mission (AIM) for Climate.
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