Transcript of Indian PM Narendra Modi meets with Ursula von der Leyen in New Delhi

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. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to the press statement session. Your Excellency Ursula von der Lijn, President of the European Commission, Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, Honorable Commissioners, Honorable ministers, members of both Delegations, and friends from the media. We will now have the press statements. May I request Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, to give his remarks to the media.

Your Excellency, President.

Your Excellency, President of the European Commission.

European College of Commissioners.

European College of Commissioners.

European Delegates.

All Delegates.

Media Kehshaat, you.

Friends from the Media. Namaskar. Namaskar.

European Commission President. This visit of the President of the European Commission and College of Commissioners, is unprecedented. This isn't just the European Commission's first visit to India, but it is also the first such comprehensive engagement of the European Union with any single country. This is also one of the first foreign visits of the new Commission after assuming charge. I warmly welcome the President of the European Commission and the College of Commissioners on their historic visit to India. Friends, those It's a two decade long strategic partnership between India and EU is natural and organic. Its foundation rests on mutual trust, shared belief, shared progress, and prosperity, and mutual commitment.

In this spirit, almost the 20th century, 20 ministerial-level meetings of different sectors have been held over the past two days.

Sincere and meaningful discussions were also held on various regional and global matters. Many decisions have been taken to elevate and accelerate our partnership.

We have prepared We have directed our teams to include a mutually beneficial bilatéral free trade agreement, FDA, by the end of Friends, to strengthen the investment framework, discussions have been held on moving ahead on the investment protection agreement and the geographical indications or GI Agreement.

Building a trusted and secure value chain for technology and innovation is We have also decided to initiate a space dialog. Friends, a balance between ecology and economy has been our shared commitment, and we have had strong cooperation in this regard. We have had strong cooperation in this regard. We have had strong cooperation in this regard.

We have also We have now decided to set up a green hydrogen forum and hold an offshore wind energy business summit.

On research projects are being rotated in the areas of EV batteries, recombincy, and the energy. We shall also take forward

on the importance of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indopacific region. The welcome the decision of the EU to join the Indopacific Oceans Initiative. We will be take over the India, Middle East, Europe, economic corridor, to people connect. Friends, people to people connect is the strongest asset. They have reached an understanding to increase academic research and industry partnership. I firmly believe that IMEX, global commerce, sustainable growth, and prosperity, can drive global commerce, sustainable growth, and. I believe that India's young talent in Europe say, Innovation can together create limitless possibilities. We welcome a new Visa Cascade regime. It will give you more and more mobility. We will be able to create a new Visa Cascade regime. Today, we are starting to create a combination of Europe and Europe. India's young talent and Europe's innovation can together create limitless possibilities. We welcome a new Visa Cascade regime. It will give you more and more mobility. We have decided that in 2025, for India, India. Thank you, sir.

May I now request her Excellency Ursula von der Land, President of the European Commission, to give her remarks to the media. Prime Minister Modi Diya Narendra, ministers, commissioners, excellencies, friends.

Thank you very much for the very warm welcome. It is a taste of India's legendary hospitality, and today is no ordinary day. Europe and India coming together. As I read in the news, so are the planets. Indeed, today, seven planets in our solar system come into perfect alignment. That is a very outstanding event. They say that this event signals transformation and growth. That's exactly the moment we find ourselves in. The planets are aligned, and so are Europe and India. I'm here today with a whole college of commissioners. And indeed, it is our first visit outside Europe since we took office in December. This shows how much we value our partnership. We want to take it to new heights. India is a like-minded friend. We are the two largest democracies in the world. And under your leadership, Prime Minister, it has been thriving. We are bound by shared convictions and values. From resilient supply chains, we are shared interest to a free and open Indio-Pacific. We're working together. And today's exchange will set the path for the future of our relationship. We have to agree to work on a new strategic agenda. And I see three three main avenues.

First, we will work together on economic growth. The potential is immense. Europe is already India's biggest trading partner. Last year alone, we exchanged 120 billion worth of goods, and over the past two decades, our trade has tripled. All this is proof that our businesses and people want to work together. One of the best examples of this partnership is the new Federation of European Businesses in India. It brings together 6,000 EU companies which have created 8 million direct and indirect jobs in this economy. Now, we have tasked our teams to build on this momentum and finalize our free trade agreement before the end of the year. We're expecting a lot of our trade negotiations. We told them they should surprise us. Now, more than ever, the geopolitical content asks for decisive action. At the same time, we must take our Trade and Technology Council to the next level and connect research, innovation, and market uptake. This allows us to tackle important economic challenges together and to build robust and diverse supply chains, such as, for example, in semiconductors, a very important topic we have been working intensively on. Because we know that economic security and growth go hand in hand.

And by sourcing the products we need from partners we trust, we avoid harmful dependencies. And of course, we build stronger economies. The The second avenue we should explore is a common tech agenda. On the clean tech, together we champion the International Solar Alliance. We agreed to launch a joint task force for green hydrogen. But today, I want to focus on digital technologies where you Excel. We are both powerhouses of innovation and entrepreneurship, the kind that only democracies can nurture. We share the belief that technologies should serve the people and not the other way around. Here, artificial intelligence is a perfect example. It is advancing at a scale and speed never seen before. And at the Paris AI summit, you said AI is writing the code of humanity. You're so right. I'm convinced that Europe and India working together can shape a future in which AI is a driver of a positive change in our economies and our societies. In Paris, we have both highlighted the advantages of a cooperative model for AI development where the innovators have access to quality data and computing resources. I'm glad to note that AI is a the major focus of the Trade and Technology Council.

The European AI Office and India AI Mission also agree on deepening the cooperation. We will apply AI in the areas of natural hazards, climate change, and bioinformatics. Ai should be at the heart of our strategic agenda. The next AI summit hosted by you, Prime Minister, will take us forward. You can count on the European Union that this summit is going to be a big success. Our corporation in the digital is not limited, of course, to AI. We are aligning and aiming at interoperability of our two digital public infrastructures, which are actually the world's largest and the world's most advanced. India's Atar and the EU Digital Wallet aim to offer public and private services to nearly 2 billion citizens. And interoperability of our digital identities will strengthen ties even more between India and the European Union. Our digital cooperation has also an ambitious industrial agenda. We're committed to strengthen cooperation in semiconductor R&D and manufacturing, and we are cooperating in the culture of secure telecommunication networks. In particular, our industrial associations have agreed to closely cooperate on 6G. Of course, technology is only as good as the people who can use it. That's why digital skills are so important, and this is a topic very close to my heart.

People are essential for Europe's competitiveness, yet we face a gap, and India can help to close it. Let's increase students and skilled workers exchanges. Let's share expertise, talent, and experience. The Third Avenue I see in deeper cooperation is deeper cooperation in security and defense. For Europe, India is a pillar of certainty in an increasing an increasingly uncertain world. We know that authoritarian states are getting bolder, ignoring borders, threatening peace at sea. Now is the time to step up our security and defense corporation on land, at sea, and in space. For example, cybersecurity has never been as crucial as today. Our cyber dialog offers a platform for effective cooperation and information exchange changes because threats are evolving, becoming more sophisticated by the day. Maritime security is just as essential. The Indian Ocean is a lifeline for global trade, and ensuring its security is vital, not just for India, but for the whole world. We should also explore expanding our joint naval exercises, building on our very successful cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea and the Red Sea. Finally, we should deepen cooperation in protecting the cables that ensure data connectivity between India and the European Union.

And on defense, we see avenues of cooperation. India is looking in diversifying its military supply and access to new capabilities. So does Europe. So we both, India and the European Union, can be partner in this topic. Prime Minister, Ministers and Commissioners, we're going back to Europe full with fresh ideas for the future of our cooperation. There's a lot of good work to do. For the summit later this year, India and the European Union together are greater than the sum of our parts. Together, we are a powerful and we are a positive signal to the world. The planets are aligned, so are Europe and India. Thank you very much.

Thank you, ma'am. That concludes the press statements. Thank you for your presence, ladies and gentlemen. You pushing off on the ground today? Sorry, but.