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Belgian PM Bart De Wever Begins First Official India Visit
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is visiting India for three days.
This is his first trip to India since becoming prime minister.
He will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
They will talk about how India and Belgium can work together.
Topics include trade, defence, clean energy and technology.
De Wever will also speak to business leaders about a possible India-EU trade agreement.
He will then go to Mumbai to meet people from the diamond, ports and logistics industries.
The two countries also want to improve their wider relationship with Europe.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is undertaking a three-day visit to India beginning Wednesday.
De Wever will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues.
The visit will focus on trade, defence, renewable energy, technology, connectivity and India-EU engagement.
De Wever will address a Confederation of Indian Industry event linked to the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
After New Delhi, he will travel to Mumbai for meetings involving diamond, ports and logistics-sector stakeholders.
- Who
- Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are central participants.
- What
- De Wever is making his first official visit to India and will hold talks on bilateral cooperation and wider India-EU engagement.
- Where
- New Delhi and Mumbai, India.
- When
- The three-day visit begins Wednesday; De Wever and Modi are scheduled to meet Thursday.
- Why
- The visit aims to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, defence, renewable energy, technology, connectivity and people-to-people ties.
Key facts
- Visit duration
- Three days
- First India visit
- De Wever's first visit to India since assuming office in February last year
- Main meeting
- De Wever and Narendra Modi will meet in New Delhi on Thursday
- Delegation
- Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken will accompany the visit
- Business engagement
- De Wever will address a Confederation of Indian Industry event related to the India-EU Free Trade Agreement
- Mumbai agenda
- Meetings will involve stakeholders from the diamond, ports and logistics sectors
- Previous strategic dialogue
- India and Belgium held their inaugural Strategic Dialogue in Brussels on July 15
Quotes
Ministry of External Affairs
India's Ministry of External Affairs, which announced the visit
“Reviewed our cooperation including in political, economic, investments, clean energy, defence, mobility and pharmaceutical domains. Also focused on opportunities in ports, maritime, semiconductors as well as broader cooperation for supply chain de-risking. Had a useful exchange of perspectives on global developments, including in West Asia”
thehansindia.com
“Co-chaired with DPM and FM Maxime Prevot the inaugural India-Belgium Strategic Dialogue in Brussels today. Our partnership has witnessed significant deepening in recent years. Today's discussions reflected the ambition of India's ties with Belgium, and the European Union”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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