Germany On Operation Sindoor: Terrorism must not ever have a spot wherever on the earth. That’s why we’ll help everybody who fights—and should battle—terrorism,” German International Minister Johann Wadephul stated on Friday, expressing Germany’s help for India’s Operation Sindoor.
Extending help to New Delhi in its battle in opposition to terrorism, Wadephul condemned the Pahalgam terror assault, which claimed the lives of at the very least 26 folks, together with a Nepali vacationer. Whereas addressing a joint briefing with EAM S. Jaishankar in Berlin, the German International Minister stated that India had each proper to defend itself in opposition to terrorism.
“We had been appalled by the brutal terrorist assault on India on the twenty second of April. We condemned this assault on civilians within the strongest phrases. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all victims and their households. After army assaults on each side, India, in fact, has each proper to defend itself in opposition to terrorism. The truth that the truce is now in place is one thing we recognize very a lot. What’s essential now could be that this truce stays secure and that dialogue can occur to be able to discover bilateral options for that battle, bearing in mind the very important pursuits of each side. Germany and India have been fostering a daily dialogue on the battle in opposition to terrorism for years, and we intend to accentuate it additional,” Johann Wadephul stated.
#WATCH | Germany’s International Minister Johann Wadephul says, “We had been appalled by the brutal terrorist assault on India on the twenty second of April. We condemned this assault on civilians within the strongest phrases. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all victims and their households. After army… pic.twitter.com/qL2FfoRAKm
— ANI (@ANI) Could 23, 2025
“Germany will help any battle in opposition to terrorism. Terrorism must not ever have a spot on the earth, wherever, and this is the reason we’ll help everybody who fights and has to battle terrorism. We very a lot recognize {that a} ceasefire has been reached, and we hope that there can be an answer quickly,” the German International Minister added.
#WATCH | On India’s Operation Sindoor, Germany’s International Minister Johann Wadephul says, “…Germany will help any battle in opposition to terrorism. Terrorism must not ever have a spot on the earth, wherever, and this is the reason we’ll help everybody who fights and has to battle terrorism.… pic.twitter.com/V57S8VCwXB
— ANI (@ANI) Could 23, 2025
Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that the German authorities had conveyed its understanding that each nation had the correct to defend itself in opposition to terror.
“We had a dialog on the seventh of Could, which is once we initiated our operations. It was a really understanding and constructive dialog. And fairly actually, even earlier than that, the German authorities had expressed solidarity. The minister very clearly conveyed Germany’s understanding that each nation has a proper to defend itself in opposition to terrorism,” Jaishankar stated.
Jaishankar, who’s on an official go to to the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany from Could 19 to 24, reiterated New Delhi’s place on zero tolerance in opposition to terrorism.
“I got here to Berlin within the quick aftermath of India responding to the Pahalgam terror assault. India has zero tolerance for terrorism. India won’t ever give in to nuclear blackmail, and India will cope with Pakistan purely bilaterally. There ought to be no confusion in any quarter in that regard. We additionally worth Germany’s understanding that each nation has the correct to defend itself in opposition to terrorism,” the EAM stated.
Earlier, Jaishankar met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin and conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greatest needs. India launched Operation Sindoor on Could 7 as a decisive army response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault wherein 26 folks had been killed.
The Indian Armed Forces focused terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the dying of over 100 terrorists affiliated with terror outfits just like the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.
Following the lethal terror assault on Indan soil, Pakistan retaliated with cross-border shelling throughout the Line of Management and Jammu and Kashmir in addition to tried drone assaults alongside the border areas, following which India launched a coordinated assault and broken radar infrastructure, communication centres and airfields throughout eight airbases in Pakistan. On Could 10, India and Pakistan agreed to a cessation of hostilities.