India, Germany sign 12 agreements

India and Germany on 30 may inked twelve memoranda of understanding and agreements following bilateral delegation-level talks presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The agreements inked included nine joint declarations of intent (JDIs) and three memoranda of understanding.

The list of agreements is as follows:

. JDI on cooperation in the field of digitalization, empowerment and economic impact between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Germany's Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. This was signed by India's Ambassador to Germany Mukta Dutta Tomar and Germany's Minister for Economic Affairs Brigitte Zypries.

. Agreement on collaboration on training of Indian skill development officers and cluster managers between the Ministry of Skill Development and BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research). This was signed by Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development Dr. K.P. Krishnan and Germany's Minister for Education and Research Johanna Wanka.

. JDI for the establishment of a Indo-German Centre for Sustainability between Ministry of Science and Technology and the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research). This was signed by Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and his German counterpart Johanna Wanka.

. JDI on cooperation on cyber policy between the Ministry of External Affairs and the German Foreign Office. This was signed by Minister of State for External Affairs M. J. Akbar and German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel

. JDI on Indo-German Development Cooperation between the Ministry of Finance and BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development). This was signed by Secretary, Corporate Affairs Tapan Ray and Germany's Development Minister Gerd Mueller

. JDI on continuation of cooperation in the field of advanced training of corporate and junior executives from India between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and BMWi (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy). This was signed between Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister for Economic Affairs Brigitte Zypries

. JDI on cooperation in vocational education and skill development for machine tools between the Department of Heavy Industries and BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research). This was signed by Indian Ambassador Mukta Dutta Tomar and Minister for Economic Affairs Brigitte Zypries

. Agreement on cooperation in health sector between Ministry of Health and BMG (Federal Ministry of Health). This was signed between Ambassador Mukta Dutta Tomar and State Secretary (Health) Lutz Stroppe.

. Cooperation in alternative medicine between the AYUSH and BMG (Federal Ministry of Health). This was signed by Ambassador Mukta Dutta Tomar and State Secretary (Health) Lutz Stroppe.

. JDI on collaboration between Foreign Service institutes between the Ministry of External Affairs and the German Foreign Office. This was signed by Ambassador Mukta Dutta Tomar and the Head of the German Foreign Service Academy, Dr. Horst Freitag.

. JDI on cooperation in railway safety between the Ministry of Railways and German Ministry of Transport. This was signed by Ambassador Mukta Dutta Tomar and Germany's Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Dr. Norbert Barthle.

. JDI on cooperation for sustainable urban development between the Ministry of Urban Development and German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. This was signed by German Development Minister Gerd Mueller.

-ANI