Berlin:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Germany on the first leg of his three-day visit to Europe, was greeted enthusiastically by Indian expats in Berlin on Monday.
PM Modi greeted members of the Indian community, who were waiting for his arrival at the Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin. Many children were present at the hotel with their parents and waved their hands at the Prime Minister.
#WATCH Indian diaspora warmly welcomes PM Modi to Berlin, Germany
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— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2022
People chanted “Vande Mataram” and “Bharat Mata ki Jai” when they saw the Prime Minister.
The prime minister was also in touch with a little girl who handed him a portrait of his photo. He took a picture with the girl who called him her icon and also signed the portrait for her.
Earlier this morning, the Prime Minister arrived at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport in Germany during the first leg of his visit to three European countries. On his arrival, Prime Minister Modi expressed confidence that the visit will boost friendship between India and Germany.
“Landed in Berlin. Today I will meet with Chancellor @OlafScholz, interact with business leaders and address a community program. I am confident that this visit will boost friendship between India and Germany,” he tweeted.
During his visit to Germany, Prime Minister Modi will hold his first face-to-face meeting with newly appointed Chancellor Olaf Scholz. PM Modi and Olaf Scholz will also co-chair the 6th India-Germany Intergovernmental Consultation (IGC).
The 6th IGC will be followed by a high-level roundtable where Prime Minister Modi and Chancellor Scholz will interact with the top CEOs of both countries. PM Modi will also address and address Indian expats in Germany.
India and Germany have had a ‘strategic partnership’ since 2001, which has been further strengthened with three rounds of intergovernmental consultations (IGC). The last IGC was co-chaired by Prime Minister Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel who visited India. The fifth round of the IGC took place from October 31 to November 1, 2019. The consultations were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Modi’s tripartite visit will have a substantial and comprehensive agenda at his bilateral and multilateral meetings.
PM Modi will also visit Denmark on Tuesday to hold talks with leaders from Scandinavian countries, along with other high-level interactions. The visit will conclude on Wednesday with a stopover in Paris, where the prime minister will meet newly re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron.
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