Republic of India Foreign Minister Subramaniyan Jaishankar . File photoNEW DELHI, May 2.Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar said that during the talks in Berlin with Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock and German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze, he discussed the issue of Ukraine and other topics. «Good conversation with Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock. We reviewed our bilateral cooperation. We discussed the Ukrainian conflict and the Indo-Pacific region. An agreement was signed on direct encrypted communication between the two ministries of foreign affairs,» the Indian Foreign Minister wrote on Twitter. />Media: Russia invited India to abandon trade in dollars and euros He also noted that, together with his German counterpart, he would make a report at the plenary meeting of intergovernmental consultations taking place in Berlin. Jaishankar also discussed the economic consequences of the events in Ukraine at a meeting with the Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Svenja Schulze.»I am delighted to meet German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze. Discussed were climate action, sustainable and reliable supply chains, partnerships with third countries and the economic impact of the conflict in Ukraine,» Jaishankar tweeted. On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his first foreign visit this year, during which he will visit Germany, Denmark and France on an official visit. According to the First Deputy Foreign Minister of India Vinay Kvatra, the Prime Minister of India during the visit will discuss issues of trade, energy security, defense and Ukraine. The main purpose of Modi's visit is to «structure and strengthen bilateral partnerships across a range of areas» with key European countries, Kvatra said. During the trip, Modi is accompanied by a number of ministers, in particular the Indian Foreign Minister.
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