India-EU summit to be held on October 6
New Delhi Sep 29 (IANS) India will host the 14th India-EU Summit on October 6 which will be attended by European Council President Donald Franciszek Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker it was announced on Friday.
Tusk and Juncker who will visit India from October 5 to 7 will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including European Commission Vice-President Federica Mogherini said a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs.
"The 14th India-EU Summit aims to deepen the India-EU strategic partnership and advance collaboration in priority areas for India s growth and development " it said adding that an
India-EU Business Event will also be organised on October 6 on the sidelines of the Summit with Juncker as the keynote speaker.
"EU is India s largest regional trading partner with bilateral trade in goods standing at $88 billion in 2016. It is also the largest destination for Indian exports and a key source of the investment and cutting edge technologies " MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told the media.
The 13th India-EU Summit was held in Brussels on March 30 2016.
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