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Jaishankar meets German MP Hardt, discusses West Asia, Ukraine ties
An important leader from India, Mr. Jaishankar, met with a leader from Germany, Mr. Hardt, in New Delhi.
Germany's new ambassador to India, Mr. Wieck, was also at the meeting.
They talked about big events happening in West Asia and Ukraine, and about how India and Germany can be good partners.
India and Germany have been friends for 75 years now.
India was one of the first countries to become friends with Germany after World War II, back in 1951.
The new German ambassador said that coming to India feels like coming home.
He first visited India 35 years ago when he was still a student.
He wants to act like a matchmaker who helps India and Germany become even better friends.
More people from India are living in Germany, and more German companies are investing in India.
Germany also has four consulates across India to help with this friendship.
EAM S Jaishankar met German MP Jurgen Hardt in New Delhi on Friday, with Germany's new Ambassador to India Jasper Wieck also attending.
The conversation covered recent developments in the Gulf, West Asia, Ukraine, and the India-Germany Strategic Partnership.
The meeting comes as India and Germany mark the 75th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations, which began in 1951.
Ambassador Jasper Wieck said he wants to serve as a 'matchmaker, enabler and catalyst' to take Indo-German friendship to a new level.
Hardt serves as the foreign policy spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag.
- Who
- Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, German MP Jurgen Hardt, and Germany's new Ambassador to India Jasper Wieck.
- What
- A diplomatic meeting to discuss developments in the Gulf, West Asia, Ukraine, and the India-Germany Strategic Partnership.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- On Friday.
- Why
- To strengthen the India-Germany Strategic Partnership and exchange views on global developments.
Key facts
- Meeting participants
- S Jaishankar, Jurgen Hardt, Jasper Wieck
- Topics discussed
- Gulf, West Asia, Ukraine, India-Germany Strategic Partnership
- Year diplomatic ties established
- 1951
- Anniversary
- 75th anniversary of India-Germany diplomatic relations
- Hardt's role
- Foreign policy spokesperson for CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
- Basis of strategic partnership
- Agenda for the Indo-German Partnership in the 21st Century (2000) and Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement (2022)
- German consulates in India
- Four
Quotes
Jasper Wieck
German Ambassador to India
“"Once I have presented my credentials in the coming weeks, I want to serve as a matchmaker, as an enabler, and as a catalyst to bring the Indo‑German friendship to a new level."”
thehansindia.com
“"For me, coming to India is like coming home. I am an old friend of India. I first came to India 35 years ago."”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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