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Luxembourg Deputy PM Bettel to Visit India, Meet Jaishankar
Xavier Bettel, a senior government official from Luxembourg, is visiting India.
His visit is planned for September 7 to 9.
He will meet India’s External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, in New Delhi.
They will discuss relations between India and Luxembourg.
Bettel will also travel to Chennai.
There, he will visit the Indian Institute of Technology Madras campus.
Bettel has praised the Indian community’s role in Luxembourg’s growth.
He believes the two countries can make their relationship even stronger.
Xavier Bettel will visit India from September 7 to 9, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
Bettel is scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on September 7.
He will travel to Chennai on September 8 and visit the Indian Institute of Technology Madras campus.
The visit follows Jaishankar’s official trip to Luxembourg in January.
Bettel has said Indian expertise contributes significantly to Luxembourg’s technical, digital, finance and space sectors.
- Who
- Xavier Bettel, Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and S Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister.
- What
- Bettel will make an official visit to India and hold talks with Jaishankar.
- Where
- New Delhi and Chennai, India; the talks will take place at Hyderabad House.
- When
- September 7 to 9; talks are scheduled for September 7 and the Chennai visit for September 8.
- Why
- The visit is intended to discuss and deepen relations between India and Luxembourg.
Key facts
- Visitor
- Xavier Bettel
- Official roles
- Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
- Visit dates
- September 7–9
- Indian counterpart
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
- Meeting venue
- Hyderabad House, New Delhi
- Chennai programme
- Visit to the Indian Institute of Technology Madras campus
- Areas of cooperation cited
- Technical, digital, finance and space sectors
Quotes
Xavier Bettel
Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
“I want to welcome Dr Jaishankar to Luxembourg and I just wanted to say that I like people who say something but also are doing it.”
thehansindia.com
“I'm confident that after the discussions that we have today, we'll be able to deepen the relations”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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