India to lay carpets for Netherlands PM Mark Rutte for his visit from May 24

New Delhi, May 19: Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte, will be on a two-day official visit to India from 24th of this month with an aim to boost the economic and political cooperation between the two countries. Rutte’s visit comes within a year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to The Netherlands last June.

Rutte will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management and Minister for Medical Care. During the visit, the India-Dutch CEOs forum will take place in New Delhi.

Apart from the official program in Delhi, Rutte is likely to visit Bengaluru, to visit the ISRO campus among other activities.

India and The Netherlands have a bilateral trade of 5.39 billion dollars. The Netherlands is the 5th largest investor in India. The Netherlands is also home to a 2 lakh 35 thousand strong Indian Diaspora, the largest in mainland Europe. The Netherlands is an important member of the European Union and a strong supporter of India-EU annual summit.