Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a crucial three-nation Europe visit where he is going to meet world leaders German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Denmark prime minister Mette Frederiksen and French president Emmanuel Macron from the 2nd of May to th4 of May. The prime minister’s first foreign trip this year and he is on its way, left India on Sunday night to attend several key events in Germany. The Ukraine war will also be in focus during the Europe visit, and the post-covid economic recovery is one of the many agendas government has on the list.
“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.
The two leaders meet last year at G20 when he was the finance minister. Germany has a “significant proportion” of the 1 million population of the Indian diaspora in Europe, a statement from the prime minister’s office on Sunday highlighted. “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.
” In 2021 India and Germany commemorated 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations and has been strategic partners since 2000. I look forward to exchanging views with Chancellor Scholz on strategic, regional and global developments that concern us both” said the prime minister as India Germany have a strategic partnership since 2000 and it has been strengthened with the launch of Inter-Government Consultations in 2021. Last year during Indian Prime Minister visited 6th IGC was postponed due to pandemic this visit will resume.
“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 Corporation, which will help strengthen the post Covid economic recovery in both countries”, he aded.
