PM Narendra Modis 3-day visit to Germany, Denmark, France begins tomorrow; his first visit abroad this year

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to three European Countries- Germany, Denmark and France from 2nd to 4th May. Modi would be visiting these three countries for bilateral as well as multilateral engagements.

The PM Minister today tweet about this on his Twitter handle.

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Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra told the media in New Delhi that on the first leg of the Prime Minister's visit to Berlin in Germany on 2nd May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as per a PIB press release.

Kwatra said the two leaders would co-chair the sixth edition of the India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations.

The biennial IGC is a unique opportunity for dialogue that also involves government ministers from both sides. This will be Kwatra's first IGC with Chancellor Scholz, as well as the first Government-to-Government consultation under the German government, which took office last December.

Mr Kwatra said that after concluding the visit to Germany, Prime Minister Modi, on 3rd May, will travel to Copenhagen next on an official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen. This will be Modi's first visit to Denmark, but his third summit-level interaction with the Danish PM and the discussions will focus on bilateral issues as well as issues of global and regional interest.

During the visit, Modi will hold talks with Prime Minister Frederiksen and pay a call on Queen Margrethe II. The visit would provide both sides with an opportunity to shape new elements of partnership in the field of skill development,  shipping, Agri technology and mobility. During the visit, Prime Minister will attend an India-Denmark Business Forum and also address members of the Indian diaspora.

On 4th May, The Indian PM will participate in the 2nd India-Nordic Summit along with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway.
The Summit will focus on subjects like 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 2018 in Stockholm.
Prior to the 2nd India-Nordic Summit, PM Modi will hold bilateral Summit meetings with the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson,  Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

On the last leg of the tour, Prime Minister will briefly stopover in Paris and meet France President Emmanuel Macron. Kwatra said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France would provide an opportunity to carry forward the high-level engagement between the two countries posts the French Presidential elections.