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Singh’s Germany visit to boost ties

Published: 09 Apr 2013 - 01:13 am | Last Updated: 03 Feb 2022 - 08:29 am

New Delhi: India and Germany are likely to sign a series of pacts in education, science and technology and green energy during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Berlin from tomorrow unti Friday with five cabinet ministers.

The prime minister, who will be in Germany at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel, is also set to co-chair with her the second meeting of inter-governmental consultations launched in 2011 to discuss all possible areas of cooperation.

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, Human Resource Development Minister M M Pallam Raju and Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy are part of the delegation.

Germany is India’s largest trading partner in Europe. IANS