New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Belgian counterpart, Alexander De Croo, agreed upon the need to enhance cooperation and support for the early restoration of peace and security in the West Asia region and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, during a telephonic conversation on Tuesday.
They exchanged views on regional and global developments. They agreed upon the need to enhance cooperation and support for the early restoration of peace and security in the West Asia region and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated.
In a post on X, the Belgian PM said, "Called prime minister @narendramodi to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine & Gaza and protecting shipping lanes in the Red Sea. We also talked about our growing commercial relations and the upcoming royal trade mission to India".
Both the leaders discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral partnership in diverse sectors including trade, investment, clean technologies, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, green hydrogen, IT, defence, and ports among others.