PM cancels Portugal visit
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, April 20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cancelled his visit to Portugal next month to attend a meeting with European Union leaders even as more countries have put India on the no-fly list.
The Travel Health Notice has placed India in “Level 4: Very high level of Covid”. Meanwhile, though the MEA announced the cancellation of PM Modi’s visit to Porto, Portugal, it did not say whether the PM’s second leg to France stands.
“In view of the Covid-19 situation, it has been decided, in consultation with the EU and Portuguese leadership, to hold the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting in a virtual format on May 8,” said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
The India-EU Leaders’ Meeting in the EU+27 format was to be held for the first time. Last year too, both sides had to settle for a virtual summit due to the pandemic.
