Angela Merkel of Germany and Vladimir Putin of Russia lead world leaders in wishing Prime Minister Modi on his birthday


'Dear Narendra ...' Merkel, other world leaders wish Prime Minister Modi on his 70th birthday

Angela Merkel said she had “good memories” of their meeting last year.

New Delhi:

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin were some of the prominent world leaders who wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 70th birthday today.

Addressing Prime Minister Modi as “Narendra”, the German chancellor said he had “good memories” of his meeting at the Indo-German intergovernmental consultations last year. “I wish you all the best in the future – particularly, in these unusual times, health, happiness and satisfaction,” he wrote in his message that was shared by PMO on his Twitter account.

“Together, in recent years, we have managed to further consolidate the traditionally good relations between India and Germany,” said the German Chancellor.

Merkel also wished Prime Minister Modi “success” in his political work.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his birthday greetings, said that he “values ​​the friendly relations” developed with Prime Minister Modi and credited the prime minister with leading India on the path of socio-economic, scientific and technical development.

“I value the kind and friendly relations that have developed between us. I look forward to continuing the constructive dialogue with you and working closely together on current issues on the bilateral and international agenda. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you good health, happiness, well-being and all success, “said the message from Russian President Putin to Prime Minister Modi.

In her birthday wishes to the Prime Minister, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said there is a lot of potential to further deepen relations between the two countries.

“Now we have the opportunity to turn good humor and the wide range of results into action. To this end, Finland supports concrete cooperation between India and the European Union in many sectors, such as sustainable development, including circular economy, free of charge. trade and human rights, “Sanna Marin said in a letter to Prime Minister Modi.

Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli also extended his greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 70th birthday and said the two leaders will continue to work closely together to further strengthen India-Nepal relations.

“Kind regards to Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji on the auspicious occasion of his birthday. I wish him good health and happiness. We will continue to work closely together to further strengthen relations between our two countries,” Mr. Oli tweeted.

PM Modi’s party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has organized various events such as distributing rations to those in need, organizing blood donation camps and eye screening camps to celebrate his birthday.

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