Germany yesterday said its partnership with India was becoming increasingly important even as it offered to expand the bilateral disarmament dialogue into a more comprehensive exchange of views on matters of general interest.
The new German ambassador, Heinrich-Dietrich Dieckmann, presenting his credentials to President K R Narayanan said Germany wanted to expand its close and trustful dialogue with India and discuss a whole range of issues, such as peacekeeping, political and social development, free trade, environment and human rights.
Dieckmann said the future of Indo-German technological partnership was bright, especially in information and communications, infrastructure and environment protection.
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Referring to the bilateral disarmament dialogue, the new envoy said it was conducted in a frank and mutually respectful way.
Indo-German links have multiplied in a pleasing manner during the past few years and the German-Indian consultative group, founded in 1991, is due to meet again in Delhi next month, he said.