EAM Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties with chairman of German Parliament’s foreign affairs committee

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chairman of the Deutsche Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs Michael Roth in Berlin on Wednesday (September 11, 2024). Photo Credit: ANI

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Michael Roth, Chairman of the German Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and discussed current global challenges and possibilities of new bilateral cooperation.

Mister. Jaishankar is in Germany on the second leg of his three-nation visitHe arrived here for the first time after attending a program organized in Saudi Arabia. India-Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue,

In a post on X after the meeting on Tuesday, Mr Jaishankar said, “Glad to meet Mr Michael Roth, MP and Chairman of the @Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs. Shared views on current global challenges and possibilities of new cooperation between India and Germany.”

He also held a lively interaction with foreign affairs and security policy experts organised by the Munich Security Conference in Berlin on Tuesday.

“Views were exchanged on the changing global order, multipolarity, security challenges and strategic convergence between India and Germany,” Mr Jaishankar said.

Mr Jaishankar also interacted with members of the German Parliament Bundestag.

He said, “I appreciate his insights on contemporary global issues. I value his support in strengthening India-Germany relations.”

Earlier in the day, Mr Jaishankar held wide-ranging talks with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and took stock of the India-Germany strategic partnership covering areas such as trade, defence and security.