PM Modi to visit Germany, Spain, Russia from May 29

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a three-nation tour of Germany, Spain and Russia from May 29 to consolidate relations with these countries and invite investments to India.

The visit to Germany and Spain will be bilateral in nature while the trip to St Petersburg in Russia is in connection with the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to be held from June 1-3.

The SPIEF, which will be attended by thousands of business leaders from across the globe, will provide Modi an opportunity to invite investments in the country. On the sidelines of the SPIEF, the prime minister is expected to have talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to review the state of bilateral relations and ways to push the ties further, the sources said.

Matters related to trade and investment, defence and nuclear cooperation are expected to figure in the talks. India and Russia are currently in talks over finalisation of the General Framework Agreement (GFA) for units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu but it is not clear yet whether it would be signed during the visit.