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Published 05 Mar, 2020 04:57pm

India defers planned summit with EU due to coronavirus

India says it has postponed a planned summit with the European Union due to the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reports.India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was due to travel to Brussels later this month for meetings with EU leaders.

“Both sides have agreed that due to health authorities advising against travel between regions, it would be wise to reschedule the summit to a later, mutually convenient date,” Raveesh Kumar, a spokesman for India's foreign ministry, told a news conference.

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