AMN /
India and Germany today signed 18 MoUs in various sector including renewable energy, skill development and culture. The MoUs were signed at the end of third Indo-German Inter-governmental Consultations in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel co-chaired the meeting.
Earlier, Chancellor Merkel was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan. She also visited Rajghat to pay her respects to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. Ms Merkel will also call on President Pranab Mukherjee today. The German Chancellor, along with Prime Minister Modi will visit Bengaluru tomorrow and participate in a business event.
The first Indo-German Inter-governmental Consultations took place in India in 2011 and in 2013, Germany hosted the second round. Since taking up this format of cooperation, Indo-German relations have been on a steady upswing.