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Modi arrives in Berlin, to hold talks with Merkel
Berlin, April 13
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
arrived in Germany's capital Berlin on Monday, where he will hold
bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Modi will also visit a science and technology academy in Berlin and look at the extent of modernisation in the railways there.
Modi
and Merkel on Sunday inaugurated the Hannover Messe, the world's
biggest industrial fair. India is a partner country at the fair this
year.
The prime minister made a strong push for the "Make in
India" initiative in Hannover. "We will make it easy to do business in
India. And, we will always be eager to listen to your feedback," the
prime minister said during the opening of the Hannover Messe.
On Monday, the two leaders jointly inaugurated the India pavilion at the fair.
"Come
to India, increase your partnership with India and make use of this
opportunity India offers to scale new heights of success," Modi said
after inaugurating the India pavilion at the fair.
Inviting more
German companies to invest in India, he asked potential foreign
investors to come to the country to see for themselves the easing of
India's regulatory environment.
"Indo-German partnership should
and will flourish. My advice to you is come and feel the change in
India's regulatory environment," Modi told an Indo-German business
summit here on Monday.
Modi will arrive in Canada on the third
and final leg of his three-nation tour on Tuesday, where he will hold
talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.