Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a six-day visit to the United Arab Emirates UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy from Friday.
The visit will further deepen India’s partnership with Europe across sectors, particularly trade and investment ties in light of the recently concluded India-EU FTA.
On the first leg of his five-nation visit, Mr Modi will reach UAE on Friday, where he will meet the President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The two leaders will exchange views on bilateral issues, in particular energy cooperation, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Then the Prime Minister will reach the Netherlands on Friday and call on King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. He will also hold talks with Prime Minister Rob Jetten.
Prime Minister’s visit will build on the momentum of high-level engagements and close cooperation spanning diverse sectors, including defence, security, innovation, green hydrogen, semiconductors and a Strategic Partnership on Water.
For the third leg of the visit, Mr Modi will travel to Gothenburg, Sweden on Sunday and hold bilateral talks with his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson.
They will review the entire bilateral relationship and explore new avenues of cooperation.
The two Prime Ministers will also address the European Round Table for Industry, a leading pan-European business leaders forum, along with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
In the fourth leg of his visit, the Prime Minister will reach Norway on Monday for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit and bilateral engagements.
Prime Minister will call on King Harald V and Queen Sonja and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Mr Modi will also address the India-Norway Business and Research Summit along with the Norwegian Prime Minister. As part of the final leg of his visit, the Prime Minister will undertake an official visit to Italy on Tuesday.
Mr Modi had last visited Italy in June 2024 for the G7 Summit. During the visit, Mr Modi will call on the Italian President Sergio Mattarella and hold talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The visit takes place in the backdrop of a strong momentum in bilateral ties with both sides proactively implementing the Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029.
