PM’s visit to Brussels put off as COVID-19 cases rise to 30

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  • Owing to the recent global COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Brussels has been rescheduled, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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  • India-EU summit:
(1) Responding to questions about the India-EU summit, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told journalists that it was decided that delegates should not travel to each other’s countries.
(2) Kumar said the summit would be rescheduled to a mutually convenient date, which is yet to be decided.
(3) The summit was expected to take place at the EU office in Brussels on March 13
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 6th Mar 2020