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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

G20: EU and US back trade corridor linking Europe, Middle East and India

Ursula von der Leyen simultaneously clasps the hands of Narendra Modi (to her right) and Joe Biden (to her left) in front of a screen promoting the Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment at India's G20 summit
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and the US president, Joe Biden, at the launch of the plan. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/AFP/Getty Images

The US and the EU have backed an ambitious plan to build an economic corridor linking Europe with the Middle East and India via rail and sea, a project the US president, Joe Biden, described as a “really big deal”.

The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the project during a Saturday afternoon session at the G20 leaders’ summit, being held in Delhi this weekend.

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