PM calls for peace in Ukraine war, India, Germany sign 9 agreements

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said no country could emerge victorious in the Ukraine conflict and that India was for peace and it appealed for an end to the war. Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed the media jointly after the Indo-German governmental consultations (IGC) at the Chancellery in Berlin. "We believe that there will be no winner in this war and all will suffer losses. Therefore, we are on the side of peace… Due to the disturbance caused by the Ukraine crisis, oil prices are sky rocketing, there is a shortage of food grains and fertilizers as a result of which every family in the world has been burdened," Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz co-chaied the sixth edition of the India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations-IGC in Berlin. The biennial IGC is a unique dialogue format that also sees the participation of several Ministers from both sides. This is the Prime Minister’s first IGC with Chancellor Scholz and also the first such Government-to-Government consultations of the new German Government, which assumed office in December last year. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi held bilateral discussions with the German Chancellor. Both leaders reviewed the full range of bilateral ties between India and Germany, including giving an impetus to trade as well as cultural linkages. Modi was given a ceremonial welcome at the Federal Chancellery. India and Germany signed a total of nine agreements on green energy, sustainable development, hydrogen task force and forest landscape restoration, among others.

PM @narendramodi and @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz co-chaired the 6th IGC.

Agreed to expand the India-Germany Strategic Partnership further to a partnership for:

1️⃣ Shared Values and Regional and Multilateral Interests
2️⃣ Green and Sustainable Development pic.twitter.com/2c2ErFo6ko

— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) May 2, 2022

After his Germany visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will proceed to Copenhagen on an official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen. This will be his first visit to Denmark and his third summit-level interaction with the Danish Prime Minister. The discussions will focus on bilateral issues as well as issues of global and regional interest. Modi will also attend an India-Denmark Business Forum and address members of the Indian diaspora. On Wednesday, Modi will participate in the 2nd India-Nordic Summit along with Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway.  On the last leg of the tour, the Prime Minister will briefly stopover in Paris and meet French President Emmanuel Macron. The visit to France will provide an opportunity to carry forward the high level of engagement between the two countries posts the French Presidential elections.