New Delhi: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday (February 25, 2023) arrived in India and stated that the 2 nations have already got a “very good” relationship, which he appears to be like to “strengthen” throughout his two-day go to. Scholz is scheduled to carry wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“We already have a very good relationship between India and Germany. We hope that we will strengthen this very good relationship and that we will discuss intensely all the topics relevant for the development of our countries and also for the peace in the world,” he stated upon arrival in Delhi.
It is Scholz’s first go to to India since he turned the German chancellor in December 2021 following Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure on the high put up.
Welcome to India!
German Chancellor @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz arrives in New Delhi on a State Visit. This is his first go to to India after assuming workplace.
Chancellor Scholz was acquired by MoS @FinMinIndia @mppchaudhary on the airport. pic.twitter.com/7VtIQIsJti
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) February 25, 2023
People conversant in the broad agenda of the Modi-Scholz talks stated that the results of the Russia-Ukraine warfare are anticipated to determine prominently in the course of the deliberations.
They additionally stated that the talks will even give attention to increasing cooperation within the areas of commerce, defence, clear power, local weather change, and new applied sciences.
The two leaders are additionally prone to delve into the general state of affairs within the Indo-Pacific, a area that has witnessed rising Chinese assertiveness in the previous few years.
Earlier final yr, Modi and Scholz held bilateral talks within the Indonesian resort metropolis of Bali on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
The first assembly between the 2 leaders had taken place 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 citadel of Schloss Elmau in southern Germany on June 26 and 27 to attend the annual summit of the G7 grouping.
Scholz invited Modi to the G7 summit beneath the German presidency.
The ties between India and Germany have been on an upswing in a variety of key areas in the previous few years.
