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Welcome by the Ambassador

                                      Welcome, Wëllkomm

                             to the Website of the Embassy of 

                              the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

                                              in New Delhi

On 1 July 1948, the Governments of India and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg established diplomatic relations. The resident Embassy was inaugurated in New Delhi on 27 February 2002.

We hope that you will find on this website all the information about Luxembourg you are looking for. The Embassy is at your disposal to answer your questions by clicking  here .

For any visa-related matter or any other consular inquiry, please consult the Consular page . 

The Embassy publishes a regular Newsletter where you will find useful information about the bilateral political, economic, financial and cultural relations between Luxembourg and India. Should you wish to be included in the distribution list, please send us an email to this address .  

As one of the world’s leading financial centers, with its innovative steel industry and media/ICT sector, among the leaders in Space/Satellites and home to many companies specialized in the automotive or the logistics sectors, Luxembourg is the perfect multilingual business location and we have longstanding and deep bilateral trade and financial relations. You’ll find more information in the “ Luxembourg-India Relations ”.  

Nestled between France, Belgium and Germany in the heart of Europe, Luxembourg has been involved in the great European developments. You’ll find more details regarding the turbulent history in the “ General Information on Luxembourg ”.

On 20 September 2018, I presented my Letter of Credence to the President of the Republic of India, the Hon’ble Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prior to the appointment as the 5th Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to India, I was Deputy Head of Mission in London (2014-2018), in Moscow (2010-2014) and in Berlin (2005-2010). From 2000 to 2005, I held various positions at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg. 

On 13 August 2019, I had the honour to be accredited as 2nd Ambassador of Luxembourg to Nepal by the Hon’ble President Mrs Bidhya Devi Bhandari. Luxembourg and Nepal have established diplomatic relations on 27 November 1975.  

On 21 January 2020, I was the first Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to present my credentials to the Hon’ble President of Sri Lanka Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Luxembourg and Sri Lanka established diplomatic relations in 1972.

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                                           Jean Claude Kugener