India and Germany hold consultations on UN and other multilateral issues

India and Germany today held consultations on United Nations and other multilateral issues. Joint Secretary  (UN-Political) in  

Ministry of External Affairs Prakash Gupta led the Indian delegation while  Günter Sautter, Director General for International Order, the United Nations and Arms Control, German Foreign Office led the German delegation. 

Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said that in keeping with their strategic partnership, the two sides exchanged views on a range of UN and multilateral issues of mutual interest. 

Both sides also briefed each other on their respective priorities for the



upcoming 77th Session of the UN General Assembly. The German side was briefed on India’s initiatives during its upcoming Presidency of the United Nations Security Council in December this year.  As members of the G4 Grouping, both sides agreed to work together to accelerate the Intergovernmental Negotiations on reforms of the UN Security Council, with an overall objective to achieve concrete outcomes in a fixed time frame. 

The Ministry said, India and Germany also agreed to continue deepening their multilateral cooperation on global issues of mutual interest, including Counter Terrorism and UN Peacekeeping.