Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Berlin in Germany on Monday as the two leaders are looking to expand the bilateral cooperation between India and Germany.

The Indian Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tweeted, “Expanding India-Germany cooperation. PM @narendramodi and Chancellor Scholz meet in Berlin. @Bundeskanzler”.

PM Modi had received a guard of honour at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin earlier today with the German Chancellor being present.

The Indian PM got a rousing welcome from the country’s diaspora in Berlin when he arrived in Germany duirng his three-day Europe tour.

He is scheduled to hold his first meeting with the newly appointed Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit. The pair will also chair the sixth iteration of the Indo-German Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC).

It will be followed by a high-level roundtable conference where the PM and the Chancellor will hold an interacton with the top CEOs of both nations. Modi is also slated to address the Indian diaspora residing in Germany.

Notably, the Prime Minister will be visiting Denmark on Tuesday to hold a meeting with leaders from the Nordic countries and other high level interactions, reported ANI.

PM Modi will arrive in France on the final day of his visit on Wednesday where he will meet with the re-elected President Emmanuel Macron.