NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on Friday reiterated their commitment to a rules-based multilateral order for ensuring international peace, stability and prosperity and looked forward to a successful India-EU Leaders’ Meeting in Porto, Portugal in May.
Modi and the Netherlands PM held a virtual summit on Friday, the first high-level summit attended by Rutte after the general elections held in March. “The leaders also exchanged views on regional and global challenges such as climate change, counter-terrorism and Covid-19 pandemic and agreed to leverage the emerging convergences in new areas like Indo-Pacific, Resilient Supply Chains and Global Digital Governance,” said the government in a statement.
Both leaders reiterated their commitment to ensure equitable and affordable access to Covid-19 vaccines to all countries and agreed to cooperate in this regard.
India welcomed the Netherlands’ guidelines on the Indo-Pacific which recognises the importance of the region for global peace, security and prosperity and identifies India as a key partner to engage with. The leaders emphasised the close convergence between each others vision for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
Source: TNN
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