Jaishankar, who is on a six-day visit to France and Luxembourg, held talks with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden on "growing" bilateral cooperation, including in finance, investment and tech sectors
He also held delegation-level talks with Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Luxembourg
In the opening remarks at his meeting with Bettel, Jaishankar said India views Luxembourg as a "very important" partner, both bilaterally and within the European Union, and at a "very crucial time in the development of our own ties" with the EU
"The influence that you have in shaping that larger relationship, the support that you extend, that is something which is of great value to us," he said
The external affairs minister said that apart from a "very solid trade account" that the two countries share, New Delhi and Luxembourg can collaborate much more on many interesting issues, including fintech, space, the digital world, and AI
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