BRUSSELS, March 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Brussels on Sunday for consultations with his European counterparts.
He was received by India’s Charge d’Affaires in Brussels, M. Balaji.
In a post on X, Jaishankar wrote, “Arrived in Brussels for consultations with European Union counterparts. Look forward to my meetings starting this evening.”
The Indian Embassy in Belgium and Luxembourg also confirmed his arrival in a post on X, stating that Charge d’Affaires Dr. M. Balaji received the External Affairs Minister upon his arrival in Brussels for a two-day official visit.
Earlier in the day, the Ministry of External Affairs said Jaishankar will visit Brussels, Belgium, from March 15 to 16 at the invitation of European Union High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas to interact with foreign ministers of the 27 EU member states at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
During the visit, Jaishankar will also hold meetings with the leadership of the European Union and his counterparts from Belgium and other EU member states.
The visit comes soon after the 16th India–EU Summit and is expected to further deepen India’s strategic partnership with the European Union.
The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, represented the European Union at the 16th EU–India Summit in New Delhi, which was hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Our summit sends a clear message to the world. At a time when the global order is being fundamentally reshaped, the European Union and India stand together as strategic and reliable partners,” Costa said, according to a statement by the European Union.
The summit also provided an opportunity to advance the EU–India strategic partnership, including progress toward concluding negotiations on a free trade agreement and signing the EU–India security and defense partnership. (ANI)
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