German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Visit India between Oct 31- Nov 02

German Chancellor Angela Markel is expected to visit India from October 31 to vember 02, sources reveal. Chancellor will be coming for  5th intergovernmental consultations, a conference that happens every two years to discuss bilateral relations between two countries. Chancellor Merkel visited India in 2007, 2011 and in October 2015. PM Modi and Angela Merkel last met and held a brief bilateral meeting on sidelines of  UNGA in New York on September 24, 2019

Fourth intergovernmental consultation

fourth intergovernmental consultations were held in Berlin where Angela Markel and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed ways to strengn ir strategic partnership. German Foreign Minister Gabriel also participated in intergovernmental consultations. In last conference, special attention was given to cyber policy and both countries specified measures to be implemented in spheres of cyber foreign policy, IT security and fight against cybercrime. Chancellor Angela Merkel h hosted an informal dinner for Prime Minister Modi at Schloss Meseberg, outside Berlin. interaction lasted nearly three hours and covered various areas of mutual interest including smart cities, skill development, clean energy etc. re was an appreciation for India's ecomic reform nda, including GST

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India and Germany relationship

India and Germany have h a 'Strategic Partnership' since 2001, which has been furr strengned with Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) at level of He of Governments which allows for a comprehensive review of cooperation and identification of fresh areas of engment. India is amongst a select group of countries with which Germany has such a dialogue-oriented mechanism. Germany is India's largest tre partner in 28-member European Union bloc.

In 2016-17, bilateral tre turver between two countries was USD 18.76 billion, with India exporting goods worth USD 7.18 billion to Germany and importing German products worth USD 11.58 billion, according to German media.

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