NEW DELHI: With coronavirus cases detected in two European Union institutions in Brussels , India and EU postponed their bilateral summit scheduled for March 13 which was due to be attended by PM Modi Announcing the postponement, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, “With regard to the proposed India-EU Summit, both sides have agreed that due to health authorities advising against travel between regions, it would be wise to re-schedule the summit to a later mutually convenient date. The decision has been taken in the spirit of the close cooperation between India and the EU who share the same concerns and commitment to global health and hope that the outbreak is contained soon.”Modi’s trip to Brussels was not only about the India-EU summit which would have been an occasion to re-start trade negotiations, but he was also expected to hold a separate summit with the Visegrad-4 — Poland , Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary — on the lines of the India-Nordic countries’ summit held in 2018. Separately, Modi was also scheduled to pay a bilateral visit to Egypt. On Wednesday, European Defence Agency and the Council of the European Union both reported their first cases of coronavirus. Like in India, Italy was seen to be the source of the infection.The EU delegation in India said, “The two sides will look to agree on a new summit date through mutual consultations. In the meantime, we will continue work on our joint agenda to make progress across all aspects of our relations.”