Swaraj leaves for 7day tour of four European nations

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday left for a seven-day tour of Italy, France, Luxembourg and Belgium, as part of an official visit aimed at deepening India’s strategic engagement and trade ties with the four European countries. In Brussels, the external affairs minister will meet the top leadership of the European Union during which both sides are likely to deliberate on removing hurdles for resumption of negotiations on the long-pending European Union-India free trade pact.