Amid Rising Cases, PM Modi Likely To Cancel Scheduled Visits To Portugal And France In May

Amid a second wave of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi is likely to cancel his visit to Portugal and France next month, reports Livemint.

PM Modi was to travel to Portugal to partake in the India-European Union (EU) leaders' summit which is presently scheduled to be held on 8 May. The summit was expected to see some key announcements on the India-EU trade and investments front where the two sides have been negotiating a bilateral trade and investment agreement.

Following this, PM Modi was to fly to France to meet with President Emmanuel Macron and bolster the strong bilateral relations shared by the two nations. It is expected that both the engagements could now be held in a virtual format.

It should be noted that citing the upsurge in fresh cases in India, British Prime Minister (PM) Boris Johnson has also called off his visit to India later this month for a summit which will now be held in a virtual format on 26 April.