Brussels – Focus on the improvement of European Union links in India, Ambassador of India to the EU, Saurabh Kumar met on Wednesday Angelika Niebler, member of the European Parliament (MEP) and president of the delegation for relations with India, following her visit to India for the Dialogue Raisina.
During their meeting, they discussed the possibilities of strengthening parliamentary cooperation through high -level interactions after the visit of India last month of the European Commission. They exchanged points of view on the latest political developments in Europe and around the world.
“Ambassador Sarabh Kumar met the deputy and the president of the delegation for relations with India, Angelika Niebler after her visit to India for the dialogue of Raisina. Discussed the strengthening of parliamentary links after the visit of the college of commissioners and political developments in Europe and in the world “, the Embassy of India at the EU published on X.
The relationship between India and the EU is based on shared values and principles such as democracy, the rule of law, an international order based on rules and multilateralism.
Regular parliamentary exchanges are an important facet of the strategic partnership and pave the way for a continuous dialogue between the two parties. The relationship between the two democracies was upgraded to a “strategic partnership” in 2004.
The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by the college of commissioners of the European Union went to India from February 27 to February 28. It was together the very first visit to the college of EU commissioners in India. The EU and India strengthened strategic links during the historic visit to the European Commission delegation in India last month.
Von der Leyen has emphasized the stronger bonds of the EU in an increasingly complex world, stressing that the interests of the two parties coincide most often.
During the visit of the Commission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the president of the European Commission said that the EU-Indian strategic partnership had offered strong advantages to their peoples and the broader global good.
They have undertaken to raise this partnership at a higher level, based on 20 years of strategic partnership in India-EU and over 30 years of the Cooperation Agreement in India-EC.
The leaders have agreed that shared values and principles, in particular democracy, the rule of law and international order based on the rules, in accordance with the objectives and principles of the United Nations Charter, India and EU partners with similar and reliable views.
They also underlined the importance of intensifying cooperation between India and Europe in the trade and disintegration of supply chains, investment, emerging critical technologies, innovation, talents, digital and green industrial transitional sectors, space and geospatial contacts, defense and contacts of people.
“India and Europe share a solid partnership based on shared values, innovation and sustainability. Our close collaboration shapes a better future for our planet. Together, we will work towards a prosperous world, “published Prime Minister Modi on X after the meeting with the delegation of the European Commission. (Ians)
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