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At the invitation of the President of the European Council, Indian Prime Minister participated in the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting.
Key takeaways
The meeting was held in a hybrid format.
Leaders of all the 27 EU Member States, President of the European Council and the European Commission participated.
This is the first time that the EU hosted a meeting with India in the EU+27 format.
It will further build on the momentum witnessed in the relationship since the 15th India-EU Summit in July 2020.
During the meeting, the leaders exchanged views on three key thematic areas: i) foreign policy and security; ii) COVID-19, climate and environment; and iii) trade, connectivity and technology.
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India and the EU launched an ambitious and comprehensive ‘Connectivity Partnership’ which is focused on enhancing digital, energy, transport and people-to-people connectivity.
India welcomed the EU’s decision to join CDRI.
India and the EU also agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation on digital and emerging technologies such as 5G, AI, Quantum and High-Performance Computing including through the early operationalization of the Joint Task Force on AI and the Digital Investment Forum.
A finance contract of Euro 150 million for the Pune Metro Rail Project was signed by the Ministry of Finance and European Investment Bank.
