New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Foreign secretary Vikram Misri met the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a two-day visit, with the focus on ramping up economic engagement and strategic cooperation with one of India's closest partners in West Asia.

Misri, who was in the UAE during November 1-2, held talks with Reem Al Hashimy, the minister of state for international cooperation and UAE's special envoy for India in Abu Dhabi to review the strategic bilateral partnership across sectors and to explore new avenues of cooperation, the external affairs ministry said in a readout on Monday. They also exchanged views on regional and global developments.

He also met Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the department of culture and tour...