Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in key areas such as trade and investment, defence and security, green energy and technology.

It's the first major appearance of Chancellor's wife Charlotte Merz: She accompanies her husband Friedrich Merz to the G7 summit in Canada. The judge can look forward to a diverse accompanying program on site.

Prime Minister Modi also highlighted discussions with Chancellor Merz on bolstering defence and security cooperation. 'Chancellor Merz and I also had discussions on deepening defence and security linkages,

PM Modi and German Chancellor Merz discussed boosting bilateral cooperation in trade, defense, green energy, and technology at the G7 Summit in Canada.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz anticipates reaching a resolution in the tariff agreement with the United States before summer's end. Speaking at the G7 summit in Canada, he expressed optimism in achieving an accord similar to the one between the US and the UK.

German Chancellor Merz's meeting with President Trump is expected to cover trade disputes and defense concerns, with Merz backing Trump's call to increase NATO's military spending.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday he hoped an upcoming meeting of the Group of Seven countries would show unity and could reach agreement on four key points to help resolve the conflict between Israel and Iran.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he found President Donald Trump open to discussion and is convinced that Washington remains committed to the NATO alliance.

President Trump's meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will take place amid a backdrop of tensions between the U.S. and Europe over trade and Ukraine.

The two leaders met at the White House on Thursday as they work to keep the U.S. on board with Western support for Ukraine, while helping to minimize trade tensions that present a risk to Germany’s economy.

The argument that Israeli security is Germany’s “reason of state” was reiterated by Merkel’s successor, Olaf Scholz, during his visit to Israel on Oct. 17, 2023 – just 10 days after the Hamas attack. Standing next to Scholz, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Palestinian militant group “the new Nazis.”

Trump said D-Day was "not a great day" for Germany, to which Germany's chancellor replied that it was "the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."