India, Germany discuss regional, global issues of mutual interest
Jun 26, 2020
New Delhi [India], June 26 : Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla held virtual consultations with German State Secretary Miguel Berger on Friday and discussed bilateral cooperation in various areas including addressing the challenges of COVID-19, and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
"The two sides took stock of the extensive cooperation in addressing the challenges of COVID-19, including the supply of medicines, equipment and technology," the External Affairs Ministry said in a release.
During virtual foreign secretary-level consultations, "They agreed to advance the various areas of bilateral cooperation and initiate consultations in the context of India's upcoming membership of the UN Security Council (2021-22) and G20 Presidency (2022) and Germany's present membership of the UN Security Council and forthcoming Presidency of the European Union," it added.
