A three-day visit to European countries by Modi starts on May 2
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a whirlwind three-day visit starting May 2 to host the second Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Germany, Denmark and France. French President Emmanuel Macron, newly re-elected with Paris in Denmark and also later hold talks.
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The MEA said in a statement: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Germany, Denmark and France on 02-04 May 2022. This will be the Prime Minister’s first visit abroad in 2022.
In Berlin, Prime Minister Will Hold Bilateral Talks with Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany, and the Two Leaders of the Sixth Edition of the India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC). The biennial IGC is a unique dialogue format that sees both sides of a number of ministries.
This will be the Prime Minister’s first IGC with Chancellor Scholz, and also the first such government-to-government consultations with the new German government, which took office in December 2021. During his visit, the PM and Chancellor Scholz will also jointly address Business Event. Prime Minister (Modi) will address and interact with the Indian community in Germany. ”
On the second leg of the visit, the MEA said: “The PM will be there on an official visit to Copenhagen on the invitation of the Prime Minister of Denmark, Ms Mette Frederiksen. He will also participate in the 2nd India-Nordic Summit hosted by Denmark. During the 2nd India-Nordic Summit, the PM will interact with other Nordic leaders – Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir of Iceland, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland. The summit will focus on post-pandemic economic recovery, climate change, innovation and technology, renewable energy, the evolving global security scenario and India-Nordic cooperation in the Arctic region. The 1st India-Nordic Summit took place in Stockholm in 2018. ”
On the trip’s third and final leg, the MEA said: “On his return journey on 04 May 2022, the Prime Minister will briefly stop over in Paris and meet Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of France. India and France are celebrating 75 years of their diplomatic relations this year and the meeting between the two leaders is a more ambitious agenda of strategic partnerships. ”
