After Putin visit

One-on-one meeting between Modi and Nehammer planned

A joint dinner with the Indian Prime Minister (small picture) is also planned for Tuesday.(Bild: AFP/AFP, AP, Krone KREATIV)

At the suggestion of the Indian Prime Minister, a dinner between Narendra Modi and Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) will take place on Tuesday. The two heads of government "look forward to exchanging views confidentially in private", the Federal Chancellery announced on Friday. 

Modi's visit marked "a significant event in bilateral relations" and underlined "the shared responsibility for peace and stability in the world". India, the world's largest democracy, is an "impressive country". They wanted to "intensify economic relations".

Modi will be in Vienna on Tuesday and Wednesday and will meet Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen as well as Nehammer. 

India appreciates Austria's neutrality and "sees Austria as an important partner for international dialog on geopolitical issues", added the Federal Chancellery. The country also plays a "special role" in the Ukraine war. "Putin is listening to them," said Nehammer.

Modi also wants to meet Putin
The Hindu nationalist Modi, who has been head of government in his country for ten years, wants to establish the world's most populous country internationally as a political and economic heavyweight.

India generally adopts a position of equidistance in the Ukraine war and the West's economic conflicts with Russia and China. In return, the country receives Russian oil, for example, at a favorable price. Modi is also traveling directly from Moscow - where he is planning talks with President Vladimir Putin - to Vienna on Tuesday.