Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the 12th of this month in Ahmedabad. Chancellor Merz will be on an official visit to India on 12th and 13th January at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi. This will be his first official visit to India.

 

 

The two leaders will visit the Sabarmati Ashram and participate in the International Kite Festival at the Sabarmati Riverfront. This will be followed by bilateral engagements at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.

 

 

The two leaders will review the progress made in the India-Germany Strategic Partnership, which has recently completed 25 years. Their discussion will also focus on further intensifying cooperation in trade and investment, technology, education, skilling and mobility, while also advancing collaboration in important domains of defence and security, science, innovation and research, green and sustainable development, and people-to-people ties.

 

 

Prime Minister Modi and Chancellor Merz will also exchange views on issues of regional and global importance and engage with business and industry leaders of the two countries.