This is Prime Minister De Wever's first visit to India since taking office in February 2025.
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India-Belgium Joint Statement on the visit of the Prime Minister of Belgium to India
At the invitation of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium, H.E. Mr. Bart De Wever, is on an official visit to India from 2-4 September 2026. The Prime Minister of Belgium is accompanied by Belgium's Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade, H.E. Mr. Theo Francken, and a high-level delegation of officials and business leaders.
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The two leaders also recalled that Belgium was among the first European countries to establish diplomatic relations with India in 1947.
Trade, Economic Cooperation and Investment With Belgium as the 24th biggest economy in the world, and India's ambition to become a USD 10 trillion economy in the coming years, both leaders acknowledged abundant opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships.
The two Prime Ministers noted with satisfaction the successful Belgian Economic Mission to India in March 2025, led by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid.
The two Prime Ministers welcomed the growing defence-industrial cooperation between India and Belgium and noted that such partnerships were further strengthened during the Belgian Economic Mission to India in March 2025.
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