 Next is a joint declaration of intent regarding the cooperation in the field of prevention of marine litter. This will be exchanged on the German side by Mr. Jochen Plasparth, Parliamentary State Secretary Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, and on the Indian side by Mr. Dungashak Karmishra, Secretary Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The fifth document is a joint declaration of intent for joint cooperation in research and development on artificial intelligence. This will be exchanged on the German side by Ms. Ania Karliczek, Minister of Education and Research, and on the Indian side by Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary Department of Science and Technology. Apart from these agreements, the following 11 agreements slash MOUs were signed in exchange on the sidelines of the visit. Number one is implementing arrangement for exchange of personnel between Indian Space Research Organization and the German Aerospace Center. Number two is a joint declaration of intent on cooperation in the field of civil aviation. Next joint declaration of intent on cooperation within the International Smart Cities Network. Number four is also a joint declaration of intent on cooperation in the field of skills development and vocational education and training. Number five is a declaration of intent on strengthening economic cooperation in the field of start-ups. Number six is a joint declaration of intent on the establishment of bilateral cooperation projects regarding agriculture market development. Number seven is a memorandum of understanding in the field of occupational diseases, rehabilitation and vocational training of insured persons and workers with disabilities. Number eight is a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in inland coastal and maritime technology. Number nine is a memorandum of understanding to promote, establish and expand scientific and technological research cooperation. Number 10, MOU on establishment of an academic collaboration in Ayurveda, yoga and meditation. Number 11, addendum to the memorandum of understanding between India and Germany on cooperation in the field of higher education for extension of the period of Indo-German partnership in higher education. MOU between National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management and the German Agricultural Agency in the city of Nainberg on collaboration in agricultural, technical and professional training. Number 13 is a joint declaration of intent between Siemens Limited India, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development on Skills for Sustainable Growth. Number 14 is a MOU on the extension of Indo-German partnership in higher education. Number 15 is a memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation between the National Museum, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the Indian Museum Kolkata, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and the Stiftung Humboldt Forum in Berliner Schloss. Number 16 is a memorandum of understanding between all India Football Federation and Deutsche Fußball Bund and number 17 is a statement of intent on the key elements of the Indo-German migration and mobility partnership agreement. I thank you for your patience. Excellencies, this concludes the agreement exchange ceremony. I now request the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs to conduct the proceedings. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you all to this press event. To begin the proceedings, may I request the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Srinivasan Modiji, to deliver his statement to the press. Chancellor Dr. Merkel, German delegation ke sammanit, Sadashigam, Mantri Mandal ke mere Sahiyogi Gan, Friends, Navashkar, Goten Kaag. Chancellor Dr. Merkel, aur unke delegation ka Bharat main, hardik svagit karte hu mujhe bahut prasannata hu rahi hai. Chancellor Merkel ko germani aur euro bhi nahi, balki Vishwa ke lambe samayi tak seba karne wale pramukh netao me gin a jata hai. Mujhe garb hai aur khushi bhi ki weh Bharat ke aur meri bhi ek parambitra hai. Pichne lag mokdeid dasak se. Chancellor ke roop main unne Bharat-Germani sabandho ko praghat karne mein mahatpapun yogdan diya hai. Iske liye, main unke prati abhaar vettakarta hu. Bhaj humare bhij inter-governmental consultations ki paaj bhi bettak hui. Har dosaal ke antaraal prhune wali asi teen bettakome Chancellor Merkel ga saath bhaag lene ka mujhe sawha ke mila hai. Is anuti mechanism se, har kshetra mein, humara sahiyog aur bhi ghara hua hai. Paaj gin samjhotu adibar hattakshar hui hai, weh is baat ka pratik hai. Mujhe baat khushi hai ki Bharat aur Germany ke bhij, har kshetra mein khastar par new and advanced technology mein durgami aur strategic cooperation bahane mein aage bad raha hai. Friends, san 2022 mein swatantar bharat pachatar varshka hu ga, taptak hum ne new India ke nirmaan ka laksha rakhha hai. Isbhaav ayami prayas mein, Bharat ki pratikta hu aur aavashaktan ke liye, Germany jayse technological aur economic powerhouse ke kshamta hai upyogi ho ghi, is liye hum ne new and advanced technology, artificial intelligence, skills, education, cyber security jayse kshetra mein, sayyog badhane par vishesh bal diya hai, e-mobility, fuel cell technology, smart cities, inland waterways, coastal management, nadiyog ki sabhai aur pariyavaran samraksham ne sayyog ki nahi sambhavna ho viksit karne ka hum ne fachla kiya hai. In ek kshetra mein, aumara sayyog climate change ke khilap, saajha prayas ho mein bhi madhat kareega. Vyapar aur nivesh mein, apni bati bhi bhagidari ko aur gati dehne ke liye hum private sector ko posahit kar rahe hain. Chancellor Merkel aur main, donoh deshon ke kuch pramuk business aur industry leaders se mulaqat bhi karenge. Ham germany ko aamandrit karte hain ki raksha utpad ke kshetra mein, uttap desh aur tamil nadu mein, defense corridor mein, ausaron ka lag uthain. Friends, Bharat aur germany ke vishwas aur mitratapun saman, democracy rule of law jayse saajha mulyo par aadharit hai. Isliye vishw ki gambhir churnaatio ke baare mein, hamare drashtakon mein samanta hai. In vishwao par, hamare bhi ch, vistar se charcha, saam ko jari rahe hain ge. Atankwad aur ugravad jay se khatron se nipatne ke liye hain, hain bilateral aur multilateral se yo ko aur ghanist banahin ge. Export control regimes aur vibhinna antarashtya manjo mein, Bharat ki sadasetha ko germany ke sasakta samarthan ke liye ham germany ke abhari hain. Dono desh, suraksha parishat, saivhtarashtya aur antarashtya vavasta mein, anne avasak sudhaar sikz raka rane ke liye, saayog aur prayas jari rahe hain ge. Par excellencei, Bharat germany samandho ka bhavish ujwal hain, iske liye main ek baar fir aapke kushal netrutva aur hamare sabhi sahiog yo, bahumulye sahakariya ke liye, dhanewa deta. Danke shong, bahut bahut, dhanewa. Thank you sir. It is now my pleasure to invite her excellency, Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to deliver her statement. I am delighted to be back at the international intergovernmental consultations. I would like to thank you personally and your ministers for the warm hospitality. Our two countries are linked by a strategic relationship and also friendly relations. During our visits and our meetings, I have learned a lot about India, although you can never learn enough because India is something like a continent that is so diverse in terms of cultures and traditions. And our visit with regard to the scope of the country is only a very brief one. But the memorandums of understanding show how broad our field of cooperation is and the declaration that we have adopted illustrates it once again. We find different areas of cooperation in these documents that is artificial intelligence and digital transformation. India has a huge potential here, especially when it comes to digitalization. But the development is very fast, also when it comes to 5G and AI, it's a challenge. And if we work together, this would be a wonderful way of cooperation. It's also about trade, innovation, investment and knowledge. We know that our economic relations have increased, however, they could be intensified even more. I would like to commend the fact that due to we have a contact here in India, we can bring some cases where difficulties have occurred in terms of economic investments. We could really find help here quickly. And making India a modern industrialized nation, make it in India is an endeavor that we have understood since India was the host country at the Hanover Fair. We have seen that you're really serious about this goal. We have discussed issues of education and research cooperation. We have a long tradition of cooperation in this field, 20,000 Indian nationals are studying in Germany. We would like to see even more. And especially when it comes to vocational training, we want to have an exchange of teachers, too, which will help us to find the right teaching methods. It's a big part of our cooperation. We will be happy to engage in big infrastructure projects that you are envisaging and that you are developing further in terms of sustainable development and climate protection. We intend to work together very closely. There are many areas, both in environmental areas, like waste management, pure water, and also climate issues. India has a rather low CO2 footprint, but the future industrial development, of course, needs to be as sustainable as possible. 74 gigawatts of renewable energy is already here in India, and that's something that you have reiterated and moved forward again and again. I can only congratulate you on that success. We want to bring people together. This morning I spoke with representatives of women's associations working in many different fields. And I believe in the fields of equality, things can still be improved. The ability to work, childcare, women and their careers, also in science. I think these are fields where we can work together in the future, too. And I think we will have the opportunity to work in other fields, too, like football has been mentioned, but also the exchange of cultural goods will be fields where we really can bring people together and where people can learn more about the culture of the partner country. Germany can learn a lot about Indian culture. Indian culture is not as present in Germany as it should be. A big area also is agricultural cooperation, and the means of digitalization come in here, too. Indian farmers are numerous. A big share of people works in the agricultural sector, almost 50 percent. And if you think about the one or two percent of the population or the working population in Germany who works in the agricultural sector shows us that this is a major topic for India, also when it comes to post-harvest losses, I think our contribution can also be valuable to India. We have brought a business delegation with us. Most importantly, SME, who want to start engaging in business in India. There is this strong will to do business in India, to be present in this growing market and also support that, but also make it a win-win situation for both countries, because in the economic sector, we really want to benefit from each other. And on the state level, we want to learn from each other. Defense, cyber, and so forth are all areas of cooperation. There is a broad spectrum of cooperation. I would like to thank everybody involved for this excellent declaration that we can sign today. Thank you very much for your hospitality. We will have more occasions to meet today. I would like to remind us of the fact that Mahatma Gandhi was born 150 years ago. I was able to lay a wreath this morning, and I'm delighted to be able to visit the house he was raised in. And his peaceful revolution was inspiring for so many people all across the globe. The fact that I can stand here before you today is linked to the fact that on the 9th of November, 30 years ago, a wall came down in Berlin or was opened also after a peaceful process. And that shows us that there are traditions that Germans and Indians can be very proud of. Thank you all for joining us.