India hails ‘significant’ initiative with UAE, France on energy, climate change 

India hails ‘significant’ initiative with UAE, France on energy, climate change 

NEW DELHI: India said on Sunday that its new trilateral framework with the UAE and France was significant, adding that the initiative can improve synergy among the countries, as they agreed to work together and undertake energy projects, fight climate change and protect biodiversity. India, the UAE and France agreed through a phone call on Saturday to establish a trilateral initiative to boost cooperation, including on nuclear and solar power, as well as sustainable projects, and to align their policies with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the countries said in a joint statement. They will organize trilateral events in the framework of the Indian presidency of the Group of 20 and the UAE’s hosting of COP28 climate negotiations this year. The trilateral initiative was “very significant,” said Indian Ambassador to the UAE Sunjay Sudhir. “India has very strong relations with the UAE as well as France,” he told Arab News. “There are numerous synergies that can be brought out even better in a trilateral framework. That is the whole idea behind it.” The initiative will also make use of existing programs, such as the Mangrove Alliance for Climate led by the UAE and the Indo-Pacific Parks Partnership led by