PM Modi meets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; discusses regional and global developments
India Today
PM Modi on Monday met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin for the first time since the latter assumed office in December 2021. The two leaders discussed key areas of bilateral cooperation under the overall strategic partnership, as well as regional and global developments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz here and the two leaders discussed key areas of bilateral cooperation under the overall strategic partnership, as well as regional and global developments.
Modi arrived in Berlin on Monday morning on the first leg of his three-nation Europe trip that will also take him to Denmark and France.
Prime Minister Modi was received by Chancellor Scholz in a ceremonial welcome at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin upon his arrival for talks. He was accorded the Guard of Honour at the forecourt of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin.
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.” India was among the more than 50 countries that abstained from a United Nations vote to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council in April. Since January this year, India has abstained on eight occasions on procedural votes and draft resolutions in the UN Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council that deplored Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Prime Minister Modi’s visit comes amid the Ukraine crisis, which has united much of Europe against Russia.
