Modi and Ursula von der Leyen agree to launch EU-India Trade and Technology Council
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed on to launch the EU-India Trade and Technology Council, a strategic coordination mechanism to tackle challenges at the nexus of trade, trusted technology and security.
It will be the second trade and technology council involving the 27-nation European Union (EU) after its first one with the United States.
The decision to launch the new platform was taken during talks between Modi and von der Leyen. The two leaders deliberated on a plethora of key issues, including the situation in war-hit Ukraine.
In a tweet, Modi said he was delighted to hold talks with the European leader and that both sides reviewed the “full range of India-EU ties including economic and cultural linkages”.