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Foreign Minister of Germany, Dr. Frank Walter Steinmeier, calls on PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today received Dr. Frank Walter Steinmeier,
Foreign Minister of Germany.
During the meeting, Foreign Minister
Steinmeier conveyed Germany's strong desire to work together with the new
Government in India to further expand and deepen bilateral relations. He
welcomed India's decision to accept the invitation of Chancellor Merkel for
India to participate in Hannover Messe 2015 as a partner country.
The Prime Minister recalled his fruitful telephone conversation with Chancellor
Merkel on July 17 while transiting through Germany. He expressed appreciation
for Chancellor Merkel's personal interest and commitment to India-Germany
relationship. He said that India looked forward to the visit of Chancellor
Merkel for the next round of Inter-Governmental Consultations in 2015.
The Prime Minister lauded Germany's remarkable economic resurgence over the
past decade. He described India and Germany, which are bound by democratic
values, as "made for each other" because of complementary skills and resources
to power the next generation of industrial development through partnering in
manufacturing and infrastructure development.
The Prime Minister
also suggested that using Germany's strength and experience in the area of skill
development, both sides develop a concrete time-bound plan for training of
Indian youth to meet Indian needs and the global requirement of skilled human
resources. He also called for taking forward the ongoing cooperation in the area
of clean energy and forging new partnerships in the areas of solid waste
management, waste water treatment and cleaning of rivers.
It was
agreed that both sides will undertake preparations with the aim of finalizing
concrete roadmap for cooperation in each of these areas at the next
Inter-Governmental Consultations meeting. Towards this end, issue specific
workshops will be organized ahead of the Hannover Messe 2015.