GANDHINAGAR: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday expressed willingness to elevate bilateral ties with India to a higher level. He stated that both nations share a fundamental interest in deepening the strategic partnership amid the geopolitical changes and upheavals in the world.
While addressing a joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their talks in Ahmedabad on Monday, Merz said, "Our two countries are seeking to intensify and deepen our cooperation. This morning, I had the opportunity to visit the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi has ascribed the following sentence: 'Be the change which you hope for the world.' We want to take heed of that together, dear Narendra Modi. We want to elevate the relations between India and Germany to an even higher and new level."
Merz expressed gratitude to PM Modi for inviting him to his home state, calling it a sign of the "very deep ties" between our two countries, and also a "testament to the friendship" towards him.