External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Berlin yesterday on a two-day visit to Germany. During her visit, she will hold talks with the German leadership to strengthen bilateral ties with a particular focus on enhancing economic engagement. Mrs Swaraj will hold meetings with German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier and a number of other leaders. <br/><br/>She reached Berlin from Egypt, where she held talks with the leadership to put in place a bilateral framework for enhancing cooperation in key areas of security, counter- terrorism, defence and investments.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Germany in April during which the two countries had agreed to broaden bilateral economic cooperation. Germany is India's largest trading partner in the European Union and one of the top ten global trading partners. Germany is the 8th largest foreign investor in India. <br/><br/>Its foreign direct investments in India during January-November 2014 was valued at around 995.7 million US Dollars. More than 1,600 Indo-German collaborations and around 600 Indo-German joint ventures are currently in operation.