NEW DELHI: German Chancellor Olaf Scholzโs recent visit to India marked a significant step in strengthening bilateral ties, particularly in defence cooperation. Here are the top ten quotes from his address at the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024:
On Deepening Defense Ties:โOur overall message is clear, we need more cooperation, not less.โ
Military Collaboration:โAt our inter-governmental consultations with India, we also want to deepen defence cooperation and agree to bring our militaries together.โ
Political Solutions:โLet us do whatever we can to bring about political solutions to these conflicts. Solutions that are based on international law and the principles of the UN Charter.โ
Global Security Concerns:โIf Russia is to succeed in its illegal brutal war against Ukraine, there would be repercussions far beyond Europeโs borders. Such an outcome would endanger global security and prosperity as a whole.โ
Middle East Tensions:โThe Middle East remains another constant source of tension and a stark reminder of the human cost of division and the worldโs inability to reach political solutions.โ
Potential Conflicts:โThe Korean Peninsula, the South and East China Sea all remain flash points of potential conflicts, even though we all hope that these conflicts can be contained.โ
The 21st Century Challenge:โThe world of the 21st century is something where progress is the question we have to work for.โ
Multipolar World Dynamics:โIn a multipolar world, there is no global policeman, no single watchdog monitoring our common rules and institutions.โ
Call to Action: โEvery one of us is called upon to defend and uphold them.โ
Indiaโs Growth:โToday, we are meeting in the worldโs biggest democracy, the fastest-growing major economy, with the most rapidly expanding renewable energy sector of any major economy.โ
