PM holds India–Luxembourg Virtual Summit with PM of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a Bilateral Summit with Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in a virtual format on November 19.

The Prime Minister expressed his condolences on the loss of lives in Luxembourg on account of the COVID-19 global pandemic and complimented Xavier Bettel on his leadership in handling the crisis.

The two Prime Ministers exchanged views on strengthening the India-Luxembourg relationship in the post-COVID world, especially in the areas of financial technology, green financing, space applications, digital innovations and start-ups.

They welcomed the conclusion of various agreements between the two countries, including those between their financial market regulators, stock exchanges and innovation agencies.

The two Prime Ministers agreed to strengthen cooperation on realizing effective multilateralism and combating global challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic, terrorism and climate change.

Prime Minister welcomed Luxembourg’s announcement to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA), and invited it to join the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).