Belgium Princess on India visit from tomorrow to boost trade

Belgium's Princess Astrid leading a delegation of 300 businessmen, will arrive here tomorrow on a week-long visit with an aim to further deepen cooperation with India in diverse sectors, particularly trade and investment.
Astrid will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior leaders in the government.
The delegation will visit Mumbai and Chennai and meet business leaders to explore new areas of trade.
The visit by the Princess follows President Pranab Mukherjee's trip to Brussels last month.
The bilateral trade between Belgium and India stands at 12.15 billion Euros in 2012.
Both the sides are likely to discuss ways to boost cooperation in areas such as science and technology, nuclear energy.

Ten academics from different universities of Belgium will also accompany the delegation to explore ways to increase academic cooperation between both the countries.
Mukherjee, during his visit to Brussels, had sought Belgium's support for India's bid to become a full member of four major arms control regimes.