An aid plane carrying essential medical supplies sent by the UAE arrived in New Delhi on April 29. Taking to Twitter, Arindam Bagchi, Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, thanked the UAE for sending medical aid to support the country's health professionals in their efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

The aid shipment carried 157 ventilators, 480 BiPAP (Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure) machines, and other medical supplies necessary for treating COVID-19 patients.

In the tweet, Bagchi said that the generous gesture from the UAE will take "forward the warm, close and multi-faceted relations" between the two friendly nations.

Earlier, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar thanked Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, for his support and solidarity with India in such difficult circumstances.

"As always, we deeply value his good wishes and cooperation," S Jaishankar said.

On April 25, Jaishankar and Sheikh Abdullah held a telephone conversation when His Highness expressed the UAE's full solidarity with India in the country's efforts to combat the second wave of the pandemic.

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