Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends gratitude to Her Excellency Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, for the EU’s quick support for India’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Narendra Modi held a phone call with Ursula von der Leyen and discussed the prevailing COVID-19 situation in India and the EU. The Prime Minister expressed his appreciation of the EU and its Member States for mobilizing quick support for India.
Spoke to President of the EU Commission @vonderleyen and thanked EU for support and assistance to India’s COVID response.
We discussed India-EU Leaders’ Meeting on 8 May. I am confident that the Meeting will provide a new momentum to our Strategic Partnership.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 3, 2021
They noted that the India-EU Strategic Partnership was witnessing a renewed momentum since the last Summit in July.
The leaders agreed that the forthcoming India-EU Leaders’Meeting on 8 May 2021 in virtual format was an important opportunity to provide renewed momentum to the already multi-faceted India-EU relationship.
There is clear momentum to strengthen our strategic relations on trade, digital, climate change & multilateralism.
I'm encouraged by the prospect of intensifying our trade & investment relations.
This would tap into a huge potential to the benefit of our businesses & citizens— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 3, 2021