New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The European Union is very keen to hold the India-EU Summit and is working on dates for a proposed summit, after India called off a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Brussels in April, a top EU official said here on Wednesday.
"The host for the next EU-India Summit is the European Union. The EU is keen to have a summit with India and is looking for a mutually convenient date which would allow for sufficient preparation," Joao Cravinho, EU envoy to India, said in a statement.
Modi, who is visiting Germany for the Hannover Messe industrial fair on April 13, and is expected to travel to France too, will not be visiting Brussels where the EU is headquartered, after the bloc reportedly failed to get back to India with dates for the prime minister's visit.
Modi is expected to travel to Canada from France. He was reportedly keen to include a summit with the 28-member bloc as the last India-EU summit was held in 2012.
Cravinho said that as a mutually convenient date is being worked out for Modi's visit, "high level visits continue to take place".
"We have had a highly productive meeting with the Indian government under the aegis of the EU-India Environment Forum end of February," he said.
This week, six Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are on a visit to India and have had meeting with ministers and officials in New Delhi and Jaipur, he said.
He said "official consultations on cyber security and on the renewal of the EU-India Science and Technology Agreement are slated to take place in the following weeks".
The EU also said a senior parliamentary delegation had met their "appropriate counterparts" in India, amid reports that the group of six MEPs could not get to meet Modi, or External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj after the EU failed to give dates on time for the prime minister's proposed Brussels visit.
Geoffrey Van Orden, chair of the European Parliament delegation for relations with India, admitted at a briefing with the media earlier this week that he was "very disappointed" that the summit would not be taking place.
The European Union delegation to India, which also visited Jaipur, said they had "sought meetings with the appropriate counterparts".
They said they were "very pleased" that the delegation had constructive meetings with Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, Shashi Tharoor, chairperson of the Standing Committee on External Affairs, Deputy National Security Adviser Arvind Gupta and Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh in Delhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Rajasthan assembly Speaker Kailash Meghwal in Jaipur.
UGC: From the upcoming session, the study of cyber security in UG and PG is mandatory, draft shared with states and universities
In the academic session 2022-23, students of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in universities and higher education institutions will also study cyber security. The undergraduate program will
More than 40 thousand coronavirus cases infected in India for the first time in 24 hours Community spread started in India? Know - Stage of infection and its meaning
New Delhi: Coronavirus cases are seen to be increasing rapidly in India and there are record cases of infections every day, while between 500-600 people are dying every day due to this infection. In
Cabinet approves bill on black money stashed abroad
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Giving concrete shape to the announcement on recovering black money stashed away abroad by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget last month, the union cabinet on
PM Modi in Denmark: PM Modi to attend India-Nordic summit, will visit France today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a Europe tour. On this three-day visit, Prime Minister Modi will go to France today after Germany and Denmark. During the last day of his 3-day visit to Europe,
NATA Admit Card 2022: Admit card issued for National Aptitude Test in Architecture, here's how to download
NATA Admit Card 2022: The Council of Architecture (COA) has released the admit card for the National Aptitude Test in Architecture NATA. Students will get this admit card through online mode.
UAE may host T20 World Cup after IPL postponement
New Delhi: The T20 World Cup to be held in India this year may be held in the UAE as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) feels that no team will feel comfortable coming here at that time.
PM Modi to meet with CMs of all states on April 8, to discuss the situation in Corona
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will once again hold a meeting with the Chief Ministers of all the states through video conferencing on 8 April. This meeting with the Chief Ministers of PM Modi is taking
JNU Ram Navami Clash: 'ABVP's claim is completely false, JNU administration withdraw statement', know what the mess-hostel committee said
JNU's Kaveri Hostel Committee and Mess Committee issued a statement calling the ABVP's claim false, according to which ABVP did not create a ruckus about non-veg in the mess.
Delhi School Bomb Threat: A bomb threat was received in Delhi schools, panic was created, and police engaged in an investigation
Several schools in the capital Delhi, were thrown into a panic this morning after receiving bomb threats. Police were immediately alerted, and security agencies immediately swung into action. Bomb
Earthquake in Taiwan: Biggest earthquake in 25 years, electricity and internet shut down; Lights out in millions of homes
Earthquake in Taiwan: Today is once again recorded in history for Taiwan. Exactly 25 years ago, there was a massive earthquake in the country which caused massive damage to the country. Today i.e.
