25 August 2015

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to visit Germany



External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to visit Germany

External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Germany on August 25-27 after completing her visit to Egypt.

Swaraj is scheduled to hold meetings with German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, among other leaders as part of the trips agenda to review and enhance bilateral relations with Germany.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited Germany in April 2015 when the two nations decided to broaden bilateral economic cooperation.

Germany is India’s biggest trading partner in Europe, its 5th biggest trading partner in the world.

Bilateral Trade

Total Trade (2014): € 15.96 billion (2014)

Total Indian Exports (2014): € 7.03 billion

Total Indian Imports (2014): € 8.92 billion

 

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All trade figures are from the Embassy of India, Berlin, Germany country briefs