Prime Minister Narendra Modi accompanied by Minister of state for finance and commerce Nirmala Sitharaman and National security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived today in Berlin's Tegel Military Airport.
He was received by the Indian Ambassador to Germany and senior German officials.
Modi will leave for Brazil on Monday to attend the five-nation summit of BRICS nations on July 14 and 15, which is expected to finalize the setting up of a development bank and seek reforms of the United Nations and international financial organizations.
As Prime minister this will be Modi's first visit to participate in an international summit where he will be meeting world leaders including President Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Earlier today, prior to his departure Modi had made a statement, highlighting the importance of BRICS forum for India.