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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Brussels in December to formally sign a trade agreement between India and the European Union, European Council President Antonio Costa has announced.
Costa disclosed the planned visit on Thursday while speaking at an event hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations in Canada.
The EU and India concluded negotiations on the trade pact earlier this year.
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The agreement is expected to create a combined market of about two billion people but is yet to be signed.
Costa said Modi’s visit would take place in December, shortly before European leaders gather in Brussels for a meeting scheduled to begin on December 17.
The European Council president is in Montreal for a two-day summit between the EU and Canada focused on strengthening relations.
