PM Modi to visit France in May, focus also on Italy and Denmark - PM Modi had last visited France in 2019 when French President Emmanuel Macron had invited him for the G7 summit in Biarritz.
Highlights
PM Modi will be in Portugal for the India EU summit on May 8
French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will be on an India visit from April 13 to 15.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit France in May during his visit to Europe for the Indian EU summit.
PM Modi will be in Portugal for the India EU summit on May 8, and France will be part of it. The Prime Minister had last visited France in 2019, when French President Emmanuel Macron had invited him for the G7 summit in Biarritz.
Ahead of the visit by Indian PM, the French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will be on an India visit from April 13 to 15.
NEW DELHI: As India and Europe prepare to meet this summer for a special informal summit, both sides are converging on key outcomes at the summit.
On May 8, India, led by prime minister Narendra Modi, will hold a summit meeting with all 27 heads of government of the European Union at the Portuguese city of Porto. The summit will be followed by a bilateral meeting between Modi and the Portuguese PM, Antonio Costa, as well as a business roundtable between Indian and European industry.
European sources said Europe and India are now converging on their national and continental priorities. “We have five priorities. All these are priorities for India,” they said.
NEW DELHI: India and EU are looking at an ambitious interim trade agreement, a move that might be announced during the India-EU summit scheduled for May 8 in Portugal. The two sides are also discussing an investment pact, which would be important for India to attract more investment.
A statement by the EU on Monday said, the two ministers, Piyush Goyal and Vladis Dombrovskis “tasked experts to look into the feasibility of resuming work on trade and investment agreements; new areas of cooperation (regulatory aspects and resilient value chains); as well as enhancing collaboration on WTO reform.”
The optimistic outcome of the first India-EU high level dialogue on trade and investment held over the weekend stems largely from the fact that India appears to be taking a more proactive approach to a trade deal with the EU.
Foreign Secretary Shringla meets ambassadors of EU countries ANI | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 20:18 IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday met Ambassadors of European Union (EU) countries and discussed the upcoming India-EU+27 Leaders Summit in May.
In a tweet, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the Foreign Secretary discussed strategic cooperation the context of the summit with a focus on trade, investments, climate change and the Indo-Pacific region. Natural partners for greener, prosperous world: Foreign Secretary @harshvshringla met Ambassadors of EU countries today and discussed strategic cooperation in the context of India-EU+27 Leaders Summit in May; focus on trade, investments, climate change and Indo-Pacific, Srivastava tweeted.