MEA | Bilateral/Multilateral Documents 5 of 5 https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/26574/IndiaBelgium+Joint+Statement+d... People to people ties Affirming the importance of cooperation in the field of education, the two Prime Ministers welcomed the numerous projects in collaborative research, student mobility and exchange of faculty between higher educational institutions of Belgium and India. They looked forward to further strengthening of the academic engagement between institutions on both sides. Noting that 40,000 Belgian tourists visit India every year and Belgium receives about 60,000 Indian tourists every year, the two Leaders welcomed the e-Tourist visa facility extended by India to Belgian nationals to promote tourism. They welcomed the upcoming signature of the agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Flanders on cooperation in the field of tourism. Welcoming the envisaged adoption of the India-EU Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility and underscoring the importance of the growing people to people exchanges between India and Belgium, the Prime Ministers encouraged efforts to ensure easier mobility of people on both sides. **** Write a Comment Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Copyright Policy Hyperlinking Policy Accessibility Statement Help Copyright © 2022 Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. All Rights Reserved. Website content managed by XPD Division, Ministry of External Affairs; Designed & developed by M/s Silver Touch Technologies Limited; Hosted by National Informatics Centre. Visitors: 197343986 Page last updated on: 30/3/2016 21.02.23, 16:25