PM Narendra Modi on Monday began the first leg of his three-nation Europe trip in Germany by singing a patriotic song with an Indian kid. He ended his visit by signing agreements to further strengthen bilateral ties between both nations and also PM addressed the Indian community reception in Berlin.
On arrival, PM Modi received a warm welcome from the Indian community in Berlin and later from the German Chancellor Scholz himself. To me it’s a sign of the special quality of our relationship, said Chancellor Scholz, inviting PM Modi to visit Germany again for the upcoming G7 summit.
“India is a super partner for Germany in Asia in economic terms, security policy terms, and climate-political terms ,”German Chancellor Scholz said .
PM Modi landed in Berlin to a rapturous reception from the Indian diaspora. A girl named Manya made a pencil-sketch portrait of PM Modi and presented the special gift to the prime minister when he landed in Berlin. PM Modi also took out some time to connect with children as he sang a patriotic song Hey Janmabhoomi Bharat with a child. PM Modi listen song from his young Friend in Berlin :’Doesn’t my young friend sing well!’PM Modi said.
After the meet and greet, PM Modi headed for some serious stuff as he visited Chancellor Scholz for bilateral talks. This was their first engagement since Chancellor Scholz assumed office in December 2021. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that the discussions between the two leaders “covered key areas of bilateral cooperation under the overall strategic partnership, as well as regional and global developments.”
Following the one-on-one talks, both leaders sat down for the sixth round of Biennial Inter Governmental Consultations (IGC). Both nations signed nine agreements that covered a range of issues including green energy, sustainable development, hydrogen task force and forest landscape restoration among others.
Perhaps the highlight of PM Modi’s visit (other than the warm reception from the Indian diaspora) was the signing of green and sustainable energy partnership. Germany decided to support the green growth plan of India with an additional development aid of 10 billion euros till 2030.
And both leaders addressed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and called for a peaceful resolution at the earliest. There will be no winner in this conflict and all will suffer losses, PM Modi said. He said the effect of war on developing and poor countries will be much more.
While addressing Indian community reception in Berlin,PM Modi said ,”This year, India is celebrating its 75th year of Independence, I am the first Prime Minister of India who is born in the ‘Azad Bharat’.”
In a tweet PM Modi spoke about his Germany visit ,he said ,”My Germany visit has been a productive one. The talks with @Bundeskanzler Scholz were extensive and so were the Inter-Governmental Consultations. I got a great opportunity to interact with business and Indian community leaders. I thank the German Government for their hospitality”.
Topics