Merkel to leave for India visit on Sunday

October 03, 2015 15:41

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will leave for India on Sunday together with a high-ranking delegation of several senior ministers to take part in the third joint meeting of the cabinets of the two countries with trade and security among key issues to be discussed.

Merkel and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will jointly chair the India-Germany inter-governmental consultations in New Delhi on Monday.

She will be accompanied by Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Food and Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt, Minister for Education and Research Johanna Wanka and Minister for Development Cooperation Gerd Mueller.

Merkel is expected to convey problems faced by German industries in proceeding with planned investments.

The federal ministries of the interior, finance, labour, defence, transport and environment will be represented by their state secretaries, a government spokesman said in Berlin.

Further strengthening the cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economy, vocational training, science and technology, environment protection and development cooperation will be at the centre of the discussions. Regional and global issues of mutual interest also will be discussed at the meeting.

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