Vice-President of the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, has arrived on her first official visit to India early this morning. In a social media post, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, the visit comes at an opportune moment to further strengthen the India-EU Strategic Partnership. He added that the visit of Ms Kallas will build on the momentum of regular high-level engagements between India and the European Union.

The visit of the EU Foreign Policy Chief comes ahead of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa’s visit to India, as the two leaders will be chief guests at the Republic Day celebrations on Monday. The leaders will co-chair the 16th India-EU Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 27th of this month.