In a joint press conference with Westerwelle, Krishna said they had extensive discussions on issues pertaining to bilateral relations, G-20 process, global financial crisis, reform of global institutions including UNSC and global threat of terrorism.
The German foreign minister said his country shares India's view that architecture of the UN should be changed.
"The time has changed; situation has changed...The architecture of the UN and also permanent membership of the Security Council should represent the (present) situation in the world," he said.
On Afghanistan, Westerwelle said Germany would not stop at the end of 2014, when it will withdraw international combat troops from the nation but "in the interest of long-term stability in Afghanistan and in the region, we will continue to support Afghanistan with civil assistance and by training".
In this context, he said Germany appreciated very much that India would soon host a private sector conference to attract more private sector investment in Afghanistan.
"We share this philosophy; we share this policy because we know that security and development are two sides of the same coin," he said. (MORE)