PM Narendra Modi to visit Germany, Denmark and France from May 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a threeday visit to Germany Denmark and France from May 2 aimed at further strengthening bilateral cooperationThis will be the Prime Ministers first visit abroad in 2022 In Berlin the Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with Olaf Scholz Federal Chancellor of Germany and the two leaders will cochair the sixth edition of the IndiaGermany InterGovernmental Consultations IGCThe biennial IGC is a unique dialogue format that also sees participation of several Ministers from both sides This will be Prime Ministers first IGC with Chancellor Scholz and also the first such GovernmenttoGovernment consultations of the new German government which assumed office in December 2021 During his visit Prime Minister and Chancellor Scholz would also jointly address a Business Event He will address and interact with the Indian community in GermanyIn 2021 India and Germany commemorated 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations and have been strategic partners since 2000 This visit will be an opportunity to enhance and intensify cooperation in a broad range of areas and for the two governments to exchange views on regional and global matters of mutual interestPrime Minister Modi will thereafter travel to Copenhagen on an official visit at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen He will also participate in the 2nd IndiaNordic Summit being hosted by DenmarkThe bilateral component of the visit will include talks with PM Frederiksen as well as an audience with Queen Margrethe II The Green Strategic Partnership was the first of its kind arrangement between India and Denmark The visit would provide both sides an opportunity to review its progress as well as examine ways to further expand our multifaceted cooperationDuring the visit he will attend an IndiaDenmark Business Forum and also address members of the Indian diasporaPrime Minister Modi during the second IndiaNordic Summit will also interact with other Nordic leaders Prime Minister Katrn Jakobsdttir of Iceland Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and Prime Minister Sanna Marin of FinlandThe Summit will focus on subjects like postpandemic economic recovery climate change innovation and technology renewable energy the evolving global security scenario and IndiaNordic cooperation in the Arctic region The 1st IndiaNordic Summit took place in 2018 in StockholmOn his return journey on May 4 the Prime Minister will briefly stop over in Paris and meet Emmanuel Macron President of FranceIndia and France are celebrating 75 years of their diplomatic relations this year and the meeting between the two leaders will set a more ambitious agenda of the Strategic PartnershipThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever