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Modi departs on three-nation tour; will attend India-EU summit

Published: 30 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 06:11 am
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures upon his arrival at the inauguration ceremony of the Overseas Indians Conference in Gujarat.
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed early Wednesday for Brussels on a three-nation tour during the course of which he will attend the India-EU summit and the global nuclear security summit in the US.

On his daylong visit to Brussels on Wednesday, Modi will hold a bilateral summit with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and then attend the 13th India-European Union (EU) Summit.

On March 31, he will leave for Washington to attend the two-day Fourth Nuclear Security Summit to be hosted by US President Barack Obama.

On his way back, he will drop in at Riyadh for a bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia on April 2-3.

IANS