Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral discussions with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin this evening. Prior to this, PM Modi was given a ceremonial welcome at the Federal Chancellery.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Berlin, capital of Germany earlier in the day during the first leg of his official visit to three European nations. He got a warm welcome from the Indian diaspora on his arrival. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, it was wonderful connecting with the Indian community and India is proud of the accomplishments of its diaspora.PM Modi expressed confidence that this visit will boost the friendship between India and Germany. He also interacted with Indian diaspora.
Prime Minister Modi and the German Chancellor will co-chair the sixth edition of the India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations-IGC. The biennial IGC is a unique dialogue format that also sees participation of several Ministers from both sides. This will be the Prime Minister’s first IGC with Chancellor Scholz and also the first such Government-to-Government consultations of the new German government, which assumed office in December last year.
After completing his Germany visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will proceed to Copenhagen tomorrow for an official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen. This will be his first visit to Denmark and third summit-level interaction with the Danish Prime Minister. The discussions will focus on bilateral issues as well as issues of global and regional interest. PM Modi will also attend an India-Denmark Business Forum and address members of the Indian diaspora. On Wednesday, PM Modi will participate in the 2nd India-Nordic Summit along with Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway.
On the last leg of the tour, the Prime Minister will briefly stop over in Paris and meet French President Emmanuel Macron. The visit to France will provide an opportunity to carry forward the high level engagement between the two countries post the French Presidential elections.
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