India, EU Hold Strategic Partnership Review in Brussels, Exchange Views on COVID-19, Trade Deal

New Delhi, October 19: The third India-EU Strategic Partnership Evaluation passed off in Brussels on October 19, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) knowledgeable on Tuesday. An MEA launch acknowledged that either side exchanged views regarding one of the best methods to affix forces in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and its results on economies, societies in addition to people.

“Following the India-EU Leaders’ Assembly of eighth Might 2021, which set a transparent path for additional deepening ties between India and the EU, the assembly allowed for a complete assessment of the Strategic India-EU Partnership, guided by the India-EU Strategic Partnership: A Roadmap to 2025,” MEA stated. The discussions targeted notably on cooperation in addressing the challenges of local weather change, biodiversity loss and air pollution, and contributing to the success of the upcoming Local weather COP26.

India and the EU additionally mentioned the subsequent steps to operationalise the choice of Indian and EU Leaders to renew negotiations for a balanced, formidable, complete and mutually helpful commerce settlement and launch negotiations on a stand-alone funding safety settlement and on a separate settlement on geographical indications. COVID-19 Vaccination in India: Complete Vaccine Doses Administered in Nation Crosses 99 Crore, Says Well being Ministry.

“They mentioned the subsequent steps on the implementation of the India-EU Connectivity Partnership which was agreed on the Might 2021 Leaders’ Assembly. India and the EU additionally mentioned methods to additional cooperate within the areas of analysis, expertise and digital transformation, in addition to continued implementation of the Widespread Agenda on Migration and Mobility,” the discharge added.

Recalling the profitable ninth India-EU Human Rights Dialogue in April 2021, India and the EU seemed ahead to the subsequent version of the Dialogue in 2022.

The assembly was co-chaired by Reenat Sandhu, Secretary (West), Ministry of Exterior Affairs and Helena Konig, Deputy Secretary-Normal for Financial and World Points, European Exterior Motion Service.

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