Rochelle Fernandes, Mumbai Uncensored, 2nd May 2022:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that no country could emerge victorious from the Ukraine conflict, that India was for peace, and that the war should be ended. Following the Indo-German governmental consultations (IGC) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed the media jointly.
“We believe there will be no winner in this war, and that everyone will suffer losses. As a result, we are on the side of peace. Because of the disruption caused by the Ukraine crisis, oil prices have skyrocketed, and there is a scarcity of food grains and fertilizers, burdening every family on the planet “PM Modi stated.
Among democratic nations, India and Germany share several values. I am delighted that my first foreign visit in 2022 is to Germany. My first phone call with a foreign leader had been with my friend, Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “Holding the IGC demonstrates how much importance we place on our strategic ties,” he added.
Scholz, who invited Modi to the upcoming G-7 summit in Germany, stated that Russia violated the UN Charter by attacking Ukraine.
Later, PM Modi announced that India and Germany had decided to form a green hydrogen task force.
“India is one of our most important partners here.” “The world can only develop well if we are clear that future world relations will be characterized and marked by many countries, not by a few powerful countries,” Scholz said.
He stated that India was committed to making rapid progress in the negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Union.
Members of the Indian community greeted the Prime Minister at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate after he arrived in the German capital on the first leg of his three-nation Europe trip, which will also take him to Denmark and France.
In Denmark, he will meet Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen on Tuesday, as well as participate in the Second India-Nordic Summit with the prime ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Modi will make a brief stopover in Paris on his way back on Wednesday for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. His first foreign trip this year coincides with a war in the heart of Europe, which has upended seven decades of global order.
Whereas according to official sources, PM Modi’s foreign visit will last approximately 65 hours and will include approximately two dozen engagements. He will meet with world leaders from seven countries, both bilaterally and multilaterally, as well as interact with approximately 50 global business leaders.
