New Delhi: German President Joachim Gauck is expected to focus on a vast spectrum of bilateral issues in the meeting with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his six-day state visit to India. Gauck arrived on Tuesday, accompanied by a high-ranking delegation comprising representatives of the German Cabinet, Parliament and business.
Gauck said he was hopeful of cementing economic ties with India with increased interaction in the fields of education, science and technology. “This is my first visit to the India since I have assumed the office as president and I have come deliberately to acknowledge the oldest democracy in this part of the world. I very much expect that Indians and Germans would very much cooperate ever more clearly given the present situation and I look forward to fulfil exchanges with my counterpart and my partner, President, Prime Minister and politicians and members of the civil society.”
“I have fond memories of the visit that the Prime Minister paid to Berlin recently and the fulfill exchanges we had, very much we will be able to continue them today, I am deeply impressed by the diversity and the invocative life of this great country across. The Germans have very much admired the political and the cultural tradition of this country and we hope to learn more during our visit about the ongoing development and ongoing debates in India,” he added.