New Delhi (India), May 9 (Ani): Minister of External Affairs (EAM), Dr. S Jaishankar, attended the celebration of Europe day in New Delhi on Friday, marking 75 years of the Schuman Declaration.
Europe day marks the anniversary of Schuman’s declaration, symbolizing unity and cooperation between European nations.
He underlined the growing partnership between India and the European nations, citing a historic visit to the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the college of the EU commissioners in February 2025. This visit strengthened the links between India and the EU, paving the way to deeper cooperation.
“India’s long-standing relations with European nations are today about to set up a higher level. The visit of the college of EU commissioners led by President Ursula von der Leyen herself in February 2025 was really an important step in our links,” said Jaishankar.
He pointed out that the high -level connected visit connected the main decision -makers “exhaustively”, allowing both parties to advance their partnership.
“Our cooperation acquires much more dimensions. We are engaged, as you have heard by the ambassador, in complex commercial negotiations, but that we hope, and we are confident, will produce a result this year itself,” he said.
India and the EU are engaged in complex commercial negotiations, with the expectations of a positive result this year. Their interactions cover several areas, directly impacting their societies.
The partnership extends in fields such as technology, energy, space and defense, with visible progress.
Jaishankar noted that India and the EU share the common points as democratic policies, pluralist societies and market economies, serving powerful binding forces.
“From AI to IMEC, the increase is clearly visible. It is now a multipolar world, and we both have an interest in expanding and developing our convergence. In the end, we are a democratic policy, we are pluralist societies and we are market savings. They are in itself three very powerful forces of binding forces.”
Jaishankar highlighted the need for zero tolerance on terrorism, a common threat, and thanked those who expressed their solidarity with India.
“We are gathered today at a time when India is firmly confronted with the challenge of terrorism. We believe that it is a shared threat for which there must be zero tolerance. I thank all those who have expressed their solidarity with us and recognize the need for a resolved response.”
By concluding his remarks, the Minister of External Affairs is anxious to visit EU counterparts and to engage with the Member States to further strengthen the links
“So let me conclude by passing my best wishes for India’s strongest ties with Europe and for the own progress and prosperity of Europe. I can’t wait to visit my EU counterparts and hire Member States in the coming days,” he said. (Ani)
(History came from a unionized flow and was not published by the staff of Tribune.)
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