German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Delhi for G20 Summit
Schloz was received by Union Minister of State for MSME, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma at the airport.
Schloz was received by Union Minister of State for MSME, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma at the airport.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Hyderabad House in New Delhi here today.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz received a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present at the ceremonial reception.
Scholz will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan at 10 am. He will also hold a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two leaders will discuss bilateral, regional and global issues.
This is the first standalone visit of a German chancellor to India since the biennial Intergovernmental Consultation (IGC) mechanism commenced in 2011, which is a whole-of-government framework.
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This meeting was held after the 6th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations which were co-chaired by PM Modi and Chancellor Scholz.
In the immediate aftermath of the Russian invasion, Mr Scholz had announced a Zeitenwende (dawn of a new era) in Germany’s defence policy. This envisaged shipments of anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine.
The two leaders agreed that there was significant synergy in the governance priorities announced by the new German government and India's own economic vision.