JOIN USLanding in Brussels eight days after the city witnessed a deadly terror strike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday pay homage to the victims of the explosions.
The serial explosions rocked the capital of Belgium on March 22. Modi is going to be the first foreign head of government to visit Belgium after a series of explosions killed 35 people in the capital of West European nation, including Raghavendra Ganeshan, a young IT professional from India.
“No words are enough to salute the resilience and spirit of the people of Belgium,” Modi said in a statement issued ahead of his departure for Brussels. “We stand shoulder to shoulder with them in the wake of the horrific attacks in Brussels and share the grief of those who lost their loved ones,” added Prime Minister.
Modi’s visit to Brussels was scheduled before the blasts rocked the city. India, however, sent out a strong message of solidarity with Belgium in the fight against terror by making the formal announcement about the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister just hours after the explosions rocked the airport and a metro station in Brussels.
Modi will meet his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel on Wednesday and convey India’s solidarity with people and government of Belgium in the fight against terror. He will also meet European Union President Donald Tusk and European Commission’s President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels to hold the 13th India-EU summit.
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