Question- Consider the following statements related to the recently concluded Indo-EU leaders meeting ‚2021-
(i) On 8 May 2021, the virtual meeting of the leaders of the Indo-European Union took place.
(ii) This is the first time ‚when the European Union has hosted a meeting with India in the EU +27 format.
(iii) This meeting has been organized at the initiative of the Prime Minister of Belgium, the current Chairman of the European Union Council.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) Only (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (i) and (iii)
(d) All of the above
Answer – (a)
Related facts
- On 8 May 2021, the virtual meeting of the leaders of the Indo-European Union took place.
- This is the first time ‚when the European Union has hosted a meeting with India in the EU +27 format.
- This meeting has been organized at the initiative of the Prime Minister of Portugal, the current Chairman of the European Union Council.
- An India-EU trade round table conference was also held to highlight the principles of cooperation in climate ‚digital and healthcare, along with the meeting of EU leaders.
- Also, a 150 million euro finance contract for the Pune Metro Rail project was signed by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India and European Investment Bank.