India and Germany reaffirmed their commitment to deepened economic and strategic cooperation on Wednesday, with discussions covering trade, innovation, defense and security during the two -day visit to the German Minister of Foreign Affairs Johann in the country.The Minister of Commerce, Piyush Goyal, co -chaired a meeting in the capital with Wadephul and the commercial delegations on both sides.
Sharing details on X, Goyal said that dialogue was focused on “strengthening trade facilitation, regulatory executives and market access”, while exploring collaboration in “Defense, space, innovation and cars”.
In a separate article, he wrote: “held a productive meeting with Mr. Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany @Aussenmiinde. Our discussions focused on increasing bilateral and investment links, while exploring new ways of cooperation in innovation, sustainability, technology and other areas of mutual interest for shared growth and prosperity. »»During talks, Wadephul reiterated Germany’s solid support for the early finalization of the free trade agreement (ALE) between India and the European Union. India and the EU aim to conclude the long -standing agreement by the end of 2025.“This visit more detail in the Indian-German strategic partnership,” noted Goyal, with 2025 marking 25 years of its creation.Wadephul, who arrived in Bengaluru on Tuesday and visited the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), described India as a vital partner in Indo-Pacific and on the world scene. In articles on X, he stressed that relations between the two nations are close “politically, economically, culturally” and stressed that democracies like Germany and India are “natural partners” to maintain an international order based on rules in the midst of increasing geopolitical challenges.“India plays a decisive role in the training of the international order of our century. We, as democracies, are natural partners in this area, ”said Wadephul.Wadephul praised India’s technological growth after his visit to Bengaluru, qualifying the country as “innovative power”. He said that Germany and India had “a lot to win” by expanding cooperation, adding that the two parties are already playing “in the Premier League” in trade, the bilateral trade worth almost 31 billion euros.The German Minister, who also had talks with the Minister of External Affairs, Jaishankar, raised concerns about the “increasingly aggressive behavior” of China in Indo-Pacific and stressed the need for closer cooperation for defense, security and armaments.“Security in Indo-Pacific is closely linked to security in Europe,” he said, while citing the Russian war in Ukraine as the largest challenge for global security.Germany, one of the most popular European partners in India, marked 70 years of diplomatic links with New Delhi in 2021.
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