Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last evening, and discussed the prevailing Covid-19 situation in India and the ongoing efforts to contain the second wave of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
The two leaders exchanged views on the Covid-19 situation in India ahead of the India-EU leaders’ meeting on May 8.<\/p>\n
Modi expressed his appreciation of the EU and its member states for mobilising quick support for India’s fight against the second wave of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Both the leaders also noted that the India-EU strategic partnership is witnessing a renewed momentum since the last summit in July last year.<\/p>\n
The leaders agreed that the forthcoming India-EU leaders’ meeting on May 8 in virtual form is an important opportunity to provide renewed momentum to the already multi-faceted India-EU relationship.<\/p>\n
The India-EU leaders’ meeting will be the first in the EU+27 format and reflects the shared ambition of both sides for further strengthening the India-EU strategic partnership.<\/p>\n
The conversation took place at a time when India reported 3,68,147 fresh cases and 3,417 fatalities in the last 24 hours on Monday. It was the 12th straight day when India reported more than 3 lakh cases while over 3,000 casualties have been reported for the past six days.<\/p>\n
India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 1,99,25,604 with 34,13,642 active cases. As many as 2,18,959 persons have fallen prey to the virus so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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