NEW DELHI: Hailing ties between India and Luxembourg, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on September 7 that the two nations have a “very trusted relationship” and expressed confidence that both can do more in terms of supply chain resilience and diversification.
In his opening remarks during his meeting with Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel here, Jaishankar extended a warm welcome to the visiting leader and thanked Bettel for Luxembourg’s support for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU).
“In an era where Foreign Ministers generally worry about uncertainties and what is going wrong with the world, I think ours is a very trusted relationship. It is a relationship where we have done a lot, where we have the confidence in being able to do even more, particularly in terms of supply chain resilience, in terms of diversification, and with Europe, now with Free Trade Agreement ratification, likely in the coming future, I think there are really new horizons which are opening up.”
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for Luxembourg’s very strong support for the FTA. The fact that we were able to get it over the finishing line and now that we are moving towards its entry into force,” he added.
Recalling his visit to Luxembourg, Jaishankar said: “I myself was in Luxembourg as your guest at the beginning of this year; I still have very warm memories of that visit. But I am really very pleased today that we have an opportunity to take our discussions forward.”
