New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Commerce minister Piyush Goyal will be on a 6-day tour to Germany and the Netherlands starting 22 October to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties and expand industrial and technological cooperation.

Goyal will be accompanied by around 100 business executives during the visit, which will focus on exploring new opportunities for collaboration across manufacturing, clean technology, advanced engineering, information technology and other sectors, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

He will be in Germany from 22 October to 24 October, and in the Netherlands during 24-27 October.

In Germany, Goyal will participate in the Berlin Global Dialogue, where he will engage with international policymakers an...