NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — German and Indian authorities signed several bilateral agreements on cooperation in various fields, including energy, security and agriculture, during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to India, the Indian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Merkel is visiting India October 4-6 to discuss renewable energy, military cooperation and anti-terrorist efforts with Indian authorities.
According to the ministry, Indian and German officials have signed several memoranda of understanding, including on Indo-German security cooperation, aviation security, solar energy partnership and agricultural studies.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that Berlin was "a natural partner" to achieve the country's vision of economic transformation, in a statement at a joint press briefing with the German chancellor.
Modi also said in the statement that India-Germany partnership would be enhanced in defense, intelligence, trade in advanced technology, as well as countering terrorism and radicalism.
