UAE CONSULATE TO BE SET UP IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

UAE CONSULATE TO BE SET UP IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

The decision to open a second consulate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the country in Thiruvananthapuram will cement the relations between the countries, make attestation of certificates hassle-free, and a relief to over half-a-million Malayalis working in the UAE.The announcement by Union Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed in New Delhi on Thursday that a consulate of the UAE would be opened in Thiruvananthapuram in the next few months will also help in bringing consulates of other countries to the State capital.

The proposed consulate was a long-pending demand of Non-Resident Keralites in the UAE, especially those in Dubai. The rule that stipulates that consulates could be set up only in the State capitals tilted the tables in favour of Thiruvananthapuram, though many favoured Kochi. The decision to set up the consulate was announced by the visiting UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in June last,2012.

                                               Prof. John Kurakar