Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Ursula von der Leyen on taking over as the President of the European Commission.  <br />''<br />''In a telephonic conversation with Ms Leyen, Modi said, that her leadership of the European Commission had special significance since she was its first woman President.<br />''<br />''The Prime Minister pointed out that India-EU partnership is based on shared values like democracy, respect for rule of law, multilateralism, rules-based trade and rules-based international order.<br />''<br />''Ms Leyen invited the Prime Minister to visit Brussels for the next India-EU Summit. Prime Minister Modi accepted the invitation. <br />