Aiming to deepen bilateral cooperation between India and Germany, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held wide-ranging talks on Saturday.
Their talks lined a spread of matters with a deal with boosting bilateral ties in the areas of unpolluted vitality, commerce and new applied sciences. The talks came about hours after Scholz arrived in Delhi on a two-day go to to India, his first to the nation after he grew to become the German chancellor in December 2021, following Angela Merkel’s historic 16-year tenure on the prime submit.
Earlier, Modi obtained Scholz on the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the place the German chief was accorded a ceremonial welcome.
In a tweet, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned Scholz’s go to is a chance to additional deepen the multifaceted India-Germany strategic partnership.
“PM @narendramodi welcomes @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz at Hyderabad House for bilateral talks. Focus of the talks will be on strengthening bilateral cooperation, building on the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership and economic partnership, and forging closer ties in defence,” Bagchi wrote on Twitter.
The Modi-Scholz talks started at round 11:50 am. Ahead of the discussions between the 2 leaders, officers mentioned the Russia-Ukraine battle and the scenario in the Indo-Pacific area are additionally anticipated to determine prominently in the deliberations.
They mentioned the talks may also deal with increasing cooperation in the areas of commerce, defence, clear vitality, local weather change and new applied sciences.
Modi and Scholz held bilateral talks in the Indonesian resort metropolis of Bali on November 16 final yr on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
The first meeting between the 2 leaders came about throughout Modi’s go to to Berlin on May 2 final yr for the sixth India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC).
It was adopted by Modi’s go to to the Alpine fort of Schloss Elmau in southern Germany on June 26 and 27 to attend the annual summit of the G7 grouping. Scholz invited Modi for the G7 summit below the German presidency.
The ties between India and Germany have been on an upswing in a spread of key areas in the previous few years.
Scholz will depart for Bengaluru on Sunday morning and is ready to depart from the southern metropolis at round 5:30 pm.
(With PTI enter)
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