Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to depart for a tour that will see him visiting three countries across the world. Modi will first arrive in Belgium, then travel to the United States before stopping over in Saudi Arabia before returning to India.
PM Modi will pay his first official visit to Brussels on 30 March 2016 for the 13th India-EU Summit at the invitation of the President of the European Council, Mr. Donald Tusk and the President of the European Commission, Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker.
The Prime Minister will also hold a bilateral Summit meeting with Belgium at the invitation of the Belgian Prime Minister Mr. Charles Michel. India and Belgium enjoy close and friendly ties. Belgium is India’s second largest trade partner within the EU. The bilateral meeting between the two Prime Ministers will focus on further enhancing the economic partnership. The two Prime Ministers will also hold discussions on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Modi will attend the 4th Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) on 30 March and 1 April, 2016 at Washington D.C. These summits, have been instrumental in focusing leaders’ level attention on the global threat posed by nuclear terrorism and urgent measures required to prevent terrorists and other non-state actors from gaining access to sensitive nuclear materials and technologies.
The PM is scheduled to also have bilateral meetings on the sidelines of NSS 2016.
Prime Minister Modi will be paying an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 2-3 April, 2016 at the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. During the visit, Modi will hold discussions with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest.