Germany and India are looking to expand economic and military cooperation, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Friday as he received his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Berlin.
“We agree: Peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific are closely intertwined with peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area,” Wadephul said.
The German minister condemned last month’s fatal terrorist attack in the contested region of Kashmir, which brought India and Pakistan to the brink of another war.
Twenty-six people were killed in the attack in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir on April 22, mostly Indian tourists. New Delhi accused Pakistan of involvement in the attack, which Islamabad denied.
Several people were reportedly killed in the ensuing cross-border skirmishes between the two rival nuclear powers.
Wadephul also welcomed the ceasefire reached on May 10.
Jaishankar said his country would never surrender to threats of nuclear attacks and stressed India’s right to self-defence.
He praised the close relations with Germany, which is India’s most important economic partner in the EU.
Noting 25 years of strategic partnership with India, Wadephul said: “We want to further deepen this partnership at all levels.”
He said he and Jaishankar had “discussed this in detail, from the economy and trade to the recruitment of skilled workers and security policy.”
The German minister also touched on increased cooperation in the area of armaments.
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