European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's visit to India next week will pave the way for further strengthening the growing convergence in key areas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. Leyen will visit India on February 27 and 28 along with the high-powered European Union College of Commissioners at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi . This is the first time that the EU College of Commissioners is visiting India together.
The talks will be held
PM Modi will hold delegation-level talks with Leyen, the MEA said in a statement.The EU Trade and Technology Council (TEC) will also hold bilateral ministerial meetings between European Commissioners and their Indian counterparts, it said.
This is Leyen's third visit to India.
She had previously visited India for a bilateral visit in April 2022 and to participate in the G20 Leaders' Summit in September 2023. “This is the first time that the EU College of Commissioners has come together to India, and one of the first such visits since the mandate of the current European Commission began in December 2024, following the European Parliamentary elections in June 2024,” the MEA said.
As strategic partners..
India and the European Union have been strategic partners since 2004. Their bilateral relations span a wide range. They are deep. “As both sides enter the third decade of the strategic partnership, the visit of President von der Leyen and the EU College of Commissioners paves the way for further strengthening of bilateral relations based on growing convergences,” the MEA said.
