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Delhi, Nov 7: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday called on
the Belgium King, the King Philippe.
"EAM @SushmaSwaraj call on His Majesty The King Philippe of Belgium. Engaging conversation on expanding warm and friendly bilateral relations," MEA spokesman Raveesh Kumar tweeted. "His Majesty King Philippe would be the first State visit to India following his ascension to the throne in 2013. The visit would further strengthen the historical strong ties between the two countries. Belgium was also among the first European countries to establish a diplomatic mission in India after Independence,"the Ministry of External Affairs has said in a statement last week.'India is Belgium’s second largest export destination and third largest trade partner outside EU. In 2016-17, our bilateral trade amounted to 13.28 billion dollars of which exports from India to Belgium accounted for 5.65 billion dollars while imports from Belgium accounted for 6.62 billion dollars,' it said.The King of Belgium and Queen Mathilde were also given ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. UNI
"EAM @SushmaSwaraj call on His Majesty The King Philippe of Belgium. Engaging conversation on expanding warm and friendly bilateral relations," MEA spokesman Raveesh Kumar tweeted. "His Majesty King Philippe would be the first State visit to India following his ascension to the throne in 2013. The visit would further strengthen the historical strong ties between the two countries. Belgium was also among the first European countries to establish a diplomatic mission in India after Independence,"the Ministry of External Affairs has said in a statement last week.'India is Belgium’s second largest export destination and third largest trade partner outside EU. In 2016-17, our bilateral trade amounted to 13.28 billion dollars of which exports from India to Belgium accounted for 5.65 billion dollars while imports from Belgium accounted for 6.62 billion dollars,' it said.The King of Belgium and Queen Mathilde were also given ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. UNI
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