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Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Berlin, Germany, on Sunday night, to begin a crucial three-nation Europe visit in which he will meet world leaders including German chancellor Olaf Scholz, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and French President Emmanuel Macron. One of the many agenda items on the list is the post-Covid economic recovery, with the prime minister scheduled to attend several key events in Germany. According to the government, the visit to Europe will also include a discussion of the Ukraine conflict.
His meeting with Schlolz comes after the two leaders met at the G20 last year while he was finance minister. According to a statement issued by the prime minister’s office on Sunday, Germany has a “significant proportion” of Europe’s 1 million-strong Indian diaspora.
“The Indian Diaspora is an important anchor in our relations with Europe and therefore I will take the opportunity of my visit to the continent to meet our brothers and sisters there,” he said.
“PM @narendramodi emplanes for Berlin, where he will take part in various programmes aimed at strengthening India-Germany cooperation,” the PMO wrote in a late-night tweet.
The India-Germany Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC), a biennial format that India only holds with Germany, are looking for “early engagement with the new government” in the European country. “In 2021, India and Germany will mark 70 years of diplomatic relations and have been strategic partners since 2000.” “I am looking forward to exchanging views with Chancellor Scholz on strategic, regional, and global developments that concern us both,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday.
“The long standing commercial ties between India and Germany form one of the pillars of our Strategic Partnership, and Chancellor Scholz and I will also jointly address a Business Roundtable with the goal of energising our industry to industry cooperation, which will help strengthen the post-Covid economic recovery in both countries,” he added.
Source:HT
