PM Narendra Modi arrives in Germany on first leg of three-nation Europe trip

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Germany on the first leg of his threenation Europe trip during which he will hold detailed bilateral discussions with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and cochair the IndiaGermany intergovernmental consultationsLanded in Berlin Today I will be holding talks with Chancellor OlafScholz interacting with business leaders and addressing a community programme I am confident this visit will boost the friendship between India and Germany Modi tweeted soon after his arrivalLanded in Berlin Today I will be holding talks with Chancellor OlafScholz interacting with business leaders and addressing a community programme I am confident this visit will boost the friendship between India and Germany pictwittercomqTNgl8QL7Kmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi May 2 2022Modi and Olaf will cochair the 6th IndiaGermany InterGovernmental Consultations IGC In his departure statement Modi had said that his visit to Berlin will be an opportunity to hold detailed bilateral discussions with Chancellor Scholz whom he met at G20 last year in his previous capacity as ViceChancellor and Finance Minister We will cochair the 6th IndiaGermany InterGovernmental Consultations IGC a unique biennial format which India conducts only with Germany he said I see this IGC as an early engagement with the new government in Germany within six months of its formation which will be helpful to identify our priorities for the medium and long term he added In 2021 India and Germany commemorated 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations and have been strategic partners since 2000 Modi saidI look forward to exchanging views with Chancellor Scholz on strategic regional and global developments that concern us both the Prime Minister said The two leaders will also address a highlevel roundtable where they will interact with top CEOs of both countries The longstanding 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 postCovid economic recovery in both countries Modi said Modi is also scheduled to interact with the Indian diaspora in GermanyContinental Europe is home to over one million persons of Indian origin and Germany has a significant proportion of this 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 the Prime Minister had said From Berlin Modi will travel to Copenhagen on May 3 where he will have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Frederiksen during which the two leaders would review the progress in Indias unique Green Strategic Partnership with Denmark as well as other aspects of bilateral relations He will also participate in the IndiaDenmark Business Roundtable as well as interact with the Indian community in DenmarkApart from the bilateral engagements with Denmark Modi will also take part in the 2nd IndiaNordic Summit along with Prime Ministers of Denmark Iceland Finland Sweden and Norway where they will take stock of cooperation since the First IndiaNordic Summit in 2018 On May 4 Modi during a brief stopover in Paris will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron who was reelected as French president Government sources have said that in his first visit abroad this year Prime Minister Modi will have 25 hectic engagements in his threeday trip to as many countries where he will be spending around 65 hoursThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever